Where does “ዘመረግድ” come from?

ዘመረግድ (Ge'ez) comes from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

ዘመረግድ (Ge'ez): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “ዘመረግድ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
2Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq- →Every word from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος →