Where does “изумруд” come from?

изумруд (Russian) comes from Persian زمرد, from Persian ازمرد, from Pahlavi ʾwzmbwlt, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

изумруд (Russian): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “изумруд”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزمردemerald
2Persianازمرد—
3Pahlaviʾwzmbwlt—
4Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
5Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning

Words derived from “изумруд”

Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq- →Every word from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος →Every word from Pahlavi ʾwzmbwlt →