Where does “זרניכא” come from?

זרניכא (Aramaic) comes from Middle Persian zarnīk, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

זרניכא (Aramaic): orpiment

Definitions

  1. orpiment

Ancestry of “זרניכא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianzarnīk—
2Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i →Every word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 →Every word from Middle Persian zarnīk →