Where does “祖母綠” come from?

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

祖母綠 (Chinese): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “祖母綠”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزُمُرُّد
2Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
3Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq-