Where does “жемчужный” come from?

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

жемчужный (Russian): pearl; pearly

Definitions

  1. pearl; pearly

Ancestry of “жемчужный”, 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 →