Where does “изумрудный” come from?

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

изумрудный (Russian): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “изумрудный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianизумрудemerald
2Persianزمردemerald
3Persianازمرد—
4Pahlaviʾwzmbwlt—
5Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
6Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq- →Every word from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος →Every word from Pahlavi ʾwzmbwlt →