Where does “Արսեն” come from?

Արսեն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Արսէն, from Ancient Greek ἄρσην, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥s-, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Արսեն (Armenian): arsenic

Definitions

  1. arsenic

Ancestry of “Արսեն”, step by step

Արսեն traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian Արսէն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianԱրսէն—
2Ancient Greekἄρσηνmale; masculine, manly, strong; coarse, tough
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥s-male
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via New Latin arsenium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinarsenium—

Words derived from “Արսեն”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥s- →