Where does “arseen” come from?

arseen (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch arseen, from German Arsen, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν, from Middle Persian zarnīk, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

arseen (Afrikaans): arsenic

Definitions

  1. arsenic

Ancestry of “arseen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcharseenarsenic
2GermanArsenarsenic
3Latinarsenicumarsenic
4Ancient Greekἀρσενικόνorpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic
5Middle Persianzarnīk—
6Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i →