Where does “زَبَرْجَد” come from?

زَبَرْجَد (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܙܡܪܓܕܐ, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

Ancestry of “زَبَرْجَد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܙܡܪܓܕܐemerald
2Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
3Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning

Words derived from “زَبَرْجَد”

Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq- →Every word from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος →Every word from Classical Syriac ܙܡܪܓܕܐ →