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Where does “ازمرد” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ازمرد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlaviʾwzmbwlt—
2Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
3Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning

Words derived from “ازمرد”

  • изумруд
  • زمرد
  • زمرد
  • zümrüd
Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq- →