halobenzyl

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l
2. Proto-Hellenic*hā́ls
3. Ancient Greekᾰ̔́λς (hắls)
4. Englishhalo-
5. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
6. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
7. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
8. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
9. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
10. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
11. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
12. Old Javanesejawa
13. Old JavaneseJawi
14. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
15. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
16. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
17. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
18. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
19. Catalanbenjuí
20. Middle Frenchbenjoin
21. Englishbenzoin
22. Englishbenzo-
23. Englishbenz-
24. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
25. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
26. Englishbenzyl
27. English todayhalobenzyl

From halo- + benzyl.