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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
Words derived from “ʾwzmbwlt”
زمرد
ازمرد
изумруд
زمرد
zümrüd
زمرد
зүмірет
زۇمرەت
zümrüt
изумрудный
зуруԯ
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