Where does “шмиргла” come from?

шмиргла (Macedonian) comes from German Schmirgel, from Italian smeriglio, from Greek σμερίλιον, from Ancient Greek σμερί, from Ancient Greek σμύρις — emery-powder, used by lapidaries.

шмиргла (Macedonian): sandpaper

Definitions

  1. sandpaper

Ancestry of “шмиргла”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmirgelemery
2Italiansmeriglioemery; merlin; Synonym of sparviero
3Greekσμερίλιον
4Ancient Greekσμερί
5Ancient Greekσμύριςemery-powder, used by lapidaries
Every word from Ancient Greek σμύριςEvery word from Ancient Greek σμερίEvery word from Greek σμερίλιον