Where does “arszenikowy” come from?

arszenikowy (Polish) comes from Polish arszenik, 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.

arszenikowy (Polish): arsenic trioxide

Definitions

  1. arsenic trioxide

Ancestry of “arszenikowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polisharszenikarsenic trioxide
2Frencharsenicarsenic (chemical element)
3Middle Frencharsenic
4Latinarsenicumarsenic
5Ancient Greekἀρσενικόνorpiment - arsenic sulphide; yellow arsenic
6Middle Persianzarnīk
7Avestan𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀gold; golden
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃i
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃iEvery word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀Every word from Middle Persian zarnīk