Where does “[[смарагдъ]], [[измарагдъ]]” come from?

[[смарагдъ]], [[измарагдъ]] (Old East Slavic) comes from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

Ancestry of “[[смарагдъ]], [[измарагдъ]]”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
2Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq-
[[смарагдъ]], [[измарагдъ]] — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer