Where does “smaragdas” come from?

smaragdas (Lithuanian) comes from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

smaragdas (Lithuanian): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “smaragdas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
2Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
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