arsenik

Malay

[a(r)sənek]

noun
Definitions
  • arsenic chemical element

Etymology

Borrowed from English arsenic derived from Middle English arsenik derived from Middle French arsenic derived from Latin arsenicum derived from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (yellow arsenic, orpiment - arsenic sulphide) derived from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 (golden, gold) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃i.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰelh₃i

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