Where does “smaragdi” come from?

smaragdi (Finnish) comes from Swedish smaragd, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

smaragdi (Finnish): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “smaragdi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsmaragdemerald
2Latinsmaragdusemerald
3Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
4Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning

Words derived from “smaragdi”

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