ウイスキー
ウイスキー · uisukii · JLPT N3 · noun
whiskey
🥃 From English whisky, from Gaelic uisge beatha = water of life
ウイスキー is a katakana loanword from English whisky. Whisky comes from Gaelic uisge beatha, meaning water of life. The Japanese uisu- start sounds closer to that Gaelic uisge than the English word does.