Where does “الماس” come from?

الماس (Persian) comes from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

الماس (Persian): diamond

Definitions

  1. diamond

Ancestry of “الماس”, step by step

الماس traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἀδάμας

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀδάμαςadamant, the hardest metal; a hard metal...
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Middle Persian ʾlmʾs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianʾlmʾssteel; diamond
2Greekἀδάμαςdiamond

Words derived from “الماس”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας →