Where does “zümrüd” come from?

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

zümrüd (Azerbaijani): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “zümrüd”, 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 →