Where does “ʾwzmbwlt” come from?
ʾwzmbwlt (Pahlavi) comes from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.
Ancestry of “ʾwzmbwlt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | σμάραγδος | emerald |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | bariq- | lightning |