Where does “ارجنتاین” come from?

ارجنتاین (Persian) comes from Urdu ارجنٹائن, from English Argentina, from Latin argentum, from Proto-Italic argentom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- — white, argent; glittering.

Ancestry of “ارجنتاین”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduارجنٹائن—
2EnglishArgentina—
3Latinargentumsilver; a silver thing
4Proto-Italicargentomsilver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥ǵn̥tómsilver
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erǵ-white, argent; glittering
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂r̥ǵn̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Italic argentom →