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Where does “Zirkonium” come from?

Zirkonium (German) comes from German Zirkon, from French zircon, from Arabic زَرْقُون, from Pahlavi zlgwn', from Proto-Iranian jr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃enyom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

Zirkonium (German): zirconium

Definitions

  1. zirconium

Ancestry of “Zirkonium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZirkonzircon
2Frenchzirconzircon
3Arabicزَرْقُونzircon; minium
4Pahlavizlgwn'—
5Proto-Iranianjr̥Hanyamgold
6Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰr̥Hanyamgold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃enyom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

Words derived from “Zirkonium”

  • zirconico
  • zircone
  • Zirkoniumsalz
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