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Where does “zarnīk” come from?

zarnīk (Middle Persian) comes from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

Ancestry of “zarnīk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i—

Words derived from “zarnīk”

  • arsenic
  • arsenate
  • arsenical
  • arsenicosis
  • arsenous
  • biarsenical
  • arsphenamine
  • arsonic
  • arsenicism
  • organoarsenic
  • neoarsphenamine
  • arsenian
  • arseniferous
  • pyroarsenate
  • pyroarsenic
  • tetraarsenic
  • diarsenic
  • arsenication
  • arsole
  • iridarsenite
  • postarsphenamine
  • diarsole
  • alarsite
  • arsenoan
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