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 *yinǯü →Every word from Khazar *ǯinǯü →