Where does “زمرد” come from?

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

زمرد (Persian): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “زمرد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianازمرد—
2Pahlaviʾwzmbwlt—
3Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
4Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning

Words derived from “زمرد”

Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq- →Every word from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος →Every word from Pahlavi ʾwzmbwlt →
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