Where does “arsenik” come from?

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

arsenik (Danish): arsenic

Definitions

  1. arsenic

Ancestry of “arsenik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀρσενικόνorpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic
2Middle Persianzarnīk—
3Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i—

Words derived from “arsenik”

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