The story
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalc(ohol)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishalkyl
- Middle Persian*bōrag
- Arabicبَوْرَق (bawraq)
- Medieval Latinborax
- Anglo-Normanboreis
- Middle Englishboras
- Englishborax
- Englishboro-
- Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
- Latincarbōnem
- Frenchcarbone
- Englishcarbonbf.
- Englishbor(on)
- Englishborane
- English todayalkylborane
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.