Where does “arzének” come from?

arzének (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian arzén, from German Arsen, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν, from Middle Persian zarnīk, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

arzének (Hungarian): nominative plural of arzén

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of arzén

Ancestry of “arzének”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianarzénarsenic
2GermanArsenarsenic
3Latinarsenicumarsenic
4Ancient Greekἀρσενικόνorpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic
5Middle Persianzarnīk—
6Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i →Every word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 →Every word from Middle Persian zarnīk →