Where does “zarnīk” come from?

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

Ancestry of “zarnīk”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Avestan	𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀	gold; golden
2	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰelh₃i	—

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