Where does “بىسمۇت” come from?

بىسمۇت (Uyghur) comes from Russian ви́смут, from German Wismut, from Middle High German wismāt, from Latin bisemutum, from Arabic بِسِيمُوتِيُّون, from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

بىسمۇت (Uyghur): bismuth

Definitions

  1. bismuth

Ancestry of “بىسمۇت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianви́смутbismuth
2GermanWismutbismuth
3Middle High Germanwismāt
4Latinbisemutumbismuth
5Arabicبِسِيمُوتِيُّون
6Ancient Greekψιμύθιονwhite lead (as a pigment to whiten the face or hair)
7Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐονEvery word from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον
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