Where does “ἀρσενικόν” come from?

ἀρσενικόν (Ancient Greek) comes from Middle Persian zarnīk, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

ἀρσενικόν (Ancient Greek): orpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic

Definitions

  1. orpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic

Ancestry of “ἀρσενικόν”, step by step

ἀρσενικόν traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian zarnīk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianzarnīk—
2Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i—

via Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܙܪܢܝܟܐarsenic; orpiment
2Pahlavi*zarnīk—

via Middle Iranian zarnīk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Iranianzarnīk—
2Semitic*zarnīk—

Words derived from “ἀρσενικόν”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i →Every word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 →Every word from Middle Persian zarnīk →