Where does “砷” come from?

砷 (Chinese) comes from English arsenic, from Middle English arsenik, from Middle French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν, from Middle Persian zarnīk, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

砷 (Chinese): arsenic

Definitions

  1. arsenic

Ancestry of “砷”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharsenicA nonmetallic chemical element with an atomic...
2Middle Englisharsenik—
3Middle Frencharsenic—
4Latinarsenicumarsenic
5Ancient Greekἀρσενικόνorpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic
6Middle Persianzarnīk—
7Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i—

Words derived from “砷”

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