Where does “زمرد” come from?

زمرد (Arabic) comes from Persian زمرد, from Persian ازمرد, from Pahlavi ʾwzmbwlt, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

زمرد (Arabic): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “زمرد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزمردemerald
2Persianازمرد—
3Pahlaviʾwzmbwlt—
4Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
5Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq- →Every word from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος →Every word from Pahlavi ʾwzmbwlt →