This term migrated to several other languages like eau de vie in French, akvavit in Scandinavian, okowita in Polish, and uisce beatha in Gaelic, which was eventually shortened to whiskey.
这个词迁移到其他几种语言,如法语中的 eau de vie、斯堪的纳维亚语中的 akvavit、波兰语中的 okowita 和盖尔语中的 uisce beatha,后者最终简称为威士忌。