Where does “زُمُرُّد” come from?

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

Ancestry of “زُمُرُّد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
2Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning

Words derived from “زُمُرُّد”

Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq- →Every word from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος →
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