Where does “σμάραγδος” come from?

σμάραγδος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

σμάραγδος (Ancient Greek): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “σμάραγδος”, step by step

σμάραγδος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Semitic bariq-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning

via Semitic unknown

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Semiticunknown

Words derived from “σμάραγδος

Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq-