Where does “жемчужина” come from?

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

жемчужина (Russian): pearl (individual)

Definitions

  1. pearl (individual)

Ancestry of “жемчужина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianже́мчугpearl
2Old East Slavicжьмьчюгъ—
3Khazar*ǯinǯü—
4Common Turkic*yinǯü—
5Middle Chinese珍珠—
Every word from Middle Chinese 珍珠 →Every word from Common Turkic *yinǯü →Every word from Khazar *ǯinǯü →