The word vodka was recorded for the first time ever in 1405 in Akta Grodzkie,[13] the court documents from the Palatinate of Sandomierz in Poland.[13] At that time, the word w??dka (vodka) referred to chemical compounds such as medicines and cosmetic cleansers, while the popular beverage was called gorza??ka [????????awka] (from the Old Polish gorze??).