Where does “نارسنگ” come from?

نارسنگ (Persian) comes from Persian نار, from Arabic نَار, from Proto-Semitic nūr- — light.

نارسنگ (Persian): garnet

Definitions

  1. garnet

Ancestry of “نارسنگ”, step by step

نارسنگ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian نار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianنارpomegranate; fire
2Arabicنَار—
3Proto-Semiticnūr-light

via Persian سنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسنگstone, rock; tombstone; authority, dignity
2Middle PersianKYPA—
Every word from Proto-Semitic nūr- →Every word from Arabic نَار →Every word from Persian نار →