Where does “arszenik” come from?

arszenik (Polish) comes from French arsenic, from Middle French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν, from Middle Persian zarnīk, from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i.

arszenik (Polish): arsenic trioxide

Definitions

  1. arsenic trioxide

Ancestry of “arszenik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frencharsenicarsenic (chemical element)
2Middle Frencharsenic—
3Latinarsenicumarsenic
4Ancient Greekἀρσενικόνorpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic
5Middle Persianzarnīk—
6Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i—

Words derived from “arszenik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃i →Every word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 →Every word from Middle Persian zarnīk →