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 ǵʰelh₃i →Every word from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 →Every word from Middle Persian zarnīk →