Where does “زمرد” come from?

زمرد (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian زمرد, from Persian ازمرد, from Pahlavi ʾwzmbwlt, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

Ancestry of “زمرد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزمردemerald
2Persianازمرد
3Pahlaviʾwzmbwlt
4Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
5Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning

Words derived from “زمرد

Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq-Every word from Ancient Greek σμάραγδοςEvery word from Pahlavi ʾwzmbwlt
زمرد — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer