Where does “Συρικόν” come from?
Συρικόν (Ancient Greek) comes from Arabic زَرْقُون, from Pahlavi zlgwn', from Proto-Iranian jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
Συρικόν (Ancient Greek): red lead
Ancestry of “Συρικόν”, step by step