Lost in Translation

[Firefoot]

Here's what I could find out:

The symbol K comes from the Latin word "Kalium" which in turn comes from "alkali."

So I tried Kalimac, Kalessin, Kath (that one is sort of pushing it, though...), The Ka, Alcarillo, Alkanoonion, and Alatar (also pushing it a bit), all to no avail.

Here also is a list I found of the word Potassium in other languages:

Latin: Kalium
Czech: Draslík
Croatian: Kalij
French: Potassium
German: Kalium - s
Italian: Potassio
Norwegian: Kalium
Portuguese: Potássio
Spanish: Potasio
Swedish: Kalium

Probably excessively over-analyzed ( ), but maybe it will help someone...

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Alcarillo

Perhaps Potassio is Ka?

Originally Posted by arcticstorm

Potassio is the Ka

Correcto!

Originally Posted by Shelob

I've tried "The Ka", but I just get "Ka" as the final translation...

Originally Posted by Firefoot

So I tried Kalimac, Kalessin, Kath (that one is sort of pushing it, though...), The Ka, Alcarillo, Alkanoonion, and Alatar (also pushing it a bit), all to no avail.

Ah, but you have to use her proper name, viz THE Ka.

Just one more Downer to find ...

[Shelob]

"Ah, but you have to use her proper name, viz THE Ka." ~Saucepan Man

I did...I coppied it from the members list, I tried typing "THE Ka", I tried "The Ka" I tried just plain "Ka" ...the only way I got "Potassio" was by putting in "Potassium".