Where does “یشم سبز” come from?

یشم سبز (Persian) comes from Persian سبز, from Middle Persian spz — green, fresh.

یشم سبز (Persian): jade

Definitions

  1. jade

Ancestry of “یشم سبز”, step by step

یشم سبز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian سبز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسبزgreen
2Middle Persianspzgreen, fresh

via Persian یشم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianیشمjasper
Every word from Middle Persian spzEvery word from Persian سبز