Where does “šmirgl” come from?
šmirgl (Czech) comes from German Schmirgel, from Italian smeriglio, from Greek σμερίλιον, from Ancient Greek σμερί, from Ancient Greek σμύρις — emery-powder, used by lapidaries.
šmirgl (Czech): emery paper; tram
Ancestry of “šmirgl”, step by step