ballssaidthequeen.bsky.social @ballssaidthequeen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I didn’t even know how to pronounce it and kept saying “po” “tash”, but it’s actually “pot””ash”🤷♀️ Americans need to learn fast bc that’s what makes our food grow🤦🏼♀️ 340
TRS-80 @trs-80.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The etymology is: pot + ash. > So called because it was originally obtained by soaking wood ashes in water and evaporating the mixture in an iron pot.etymonline.comPotash - Etymology, Origin & Meaning"vegetable alkali; substance obtained originally by leaching wood-ashes and evaporating… See origin and meaning of potash. 030
