English
kalian
Kalian comes from New Latin kalium ‘potassium’, and goes back to Arabic قِلْي ‘anything that is the result of frying, be it…’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentقِلْي‘anything that is the result of frying, be it edible, fries, or not’
- Germanc. 1650–presentKali‘potash’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentKalium‘potassium’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900kalium‘potassium’
- Englishtodaykalian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentقِلْي‘anything that is the result of frying, be it edible, fries, or not’
- Germanc. 1650–presentKali‘potash’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentKalium‘potassium’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900kalium‘potassium’
- Englishtodaykalian
Formed from -ian
Every English word from Arabic قِلْي
Today it means
adj Containing potassium.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic قِلْي / kalian