Where does “زرنيخ” come from?

زرنيخ (Arabic) comes from Pahlavi zarnīk, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

زرنيخ (Arabic): arsenic

Definitions

  1. arsenic

Ancestry of “زرنيخ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “زرنيخ”

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