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
- bismuth
Ancestry of “بىسمۇت”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ви́смут | bismuth |
| 2 | German | Wismut | bismuth |
| 3 | Middle High German | wismāt | — |
| 4 | Latin | bisemutum | bismuth |
| 5 | Arabic | بِسِيمُوتِيُّون | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ψιμύθιον | white lead (as a pigment to whiten the face or hair) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |