Where does “arseenikiisu” come from?

arseenikiisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish arseeni, from German Arsen, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν, from Middle Persian zarnīk, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

arseenikiisu (Finnish): arsenopyrite

Definitions

  1. arsenopyrite

Ancestry of “arseenikiisu”, step by step

arseenikiisu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arseeni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharseeniarsenic
2GermanArsenarsenic
3Latinarsenicumarsenic
4Ancient Greekἀρσενικόνorpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic
5Middle Persianzarnīk—
6Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i—

via Finnish kiisu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiisupyrite
2Swedishkisa boy
3Germankiessingular imperative of kiesen
4Yiddishקיסpouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i →Every word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 →Every word from Middle Persian zarnīk →