Where does “zamrud” come from?

zamrud (Malay) comes from Arabic زُمُرُّد, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

zamrud (Malay): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “zamrud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزُمُرُّد—
2Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
3Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq- →Every word from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος →Every word from Arabic زُمُرُّد →