Where does “safir” come from?

safir (Danish) comes from Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος, from Hebrew סַפִּיר.

safir (Danish): sapphire

Definitions

  1. sapphire

Ancestry of “safir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsapphīrusa blue gem from the east, probably the lapis lazuli
2Ancient Greekσάπφειροςsapphire
3Hebrewסַפִּיר—
Every word from Hebrew סַפִּיר →Every word from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος →Every word from Latin sapphīrus →