Where does “زمرد” come from?

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

زمرد (Pashto): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “زمرد”, 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 →