Where does “жақұт” come from?

жақұт (Kazakh) comes from Persian یاقوت, from Arabic يَاقُوت, from Ancient Greek Ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος.

жақұт (Kazakh): sapphire

Definitions

  1. sapphire

Ancestry of “жақұт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیاقوتruby
2Arabicيَاقُوت—
3Ancient GreekῨ̔ᾰ́κινθος—
Every word from Ancient Greek Ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος →Every word from Arabic يَاقُوت →Every word from Persian یاقوت →