Where does “же́мчуг” come from?

же́мчуг (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic жьмьчюгъ, from Khazar *ǯinǯü, from Common Turkic *yinǯü, from Middle Chinese 珍珠.

же́мчуг (Russian): pearl

Definitions

  1. pearl

Ancestry of “же́мчуг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicжьмьчюгъ
2Khazar*ǯinǯü
3Common Turkic*yinǯü
4Middle Chinese珍珠

Words derived from “же́мчуг

Every word from Middle Chinese 珍珠Every word from Common Turkic *yinǯüEvery word from Khazar *ǯinǯü
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