Where does “arsenikkimyrkytys” come from?

arsenikkimyrkytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish arsenikki, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν, from Middle Persian zarnīk, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

arsenikkimyrkytys (Finnish): arsenic poisoning, poisoning caused by arsenic trioxide

Definitions

  1. arsenic poisoning, poisoning caused by arsenic trioxide

Ancestry of “arsenikkimyrkytys”, step by step

arsenikkimyrkytys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arsenikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharsenikkiarsenic trioxide, arsenic oxide of arsenic; formula As2O3
2Latinarsenicumarsenic
3Ancient Greekἀρσενικόνorpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic
4Middle Persianzarnīk—
5Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i—

via Finnish myrkytys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrkytyspoisoning
2FinnishmyrkyttääTo poison
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i →Every word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 →Every word from Middle Persian zarnīk →