Where does “зуруԯ” come from?

зуруԯ (Ubykh) comes from Ottoman Turkish زمرد, from Persian زمرد, from Persian ازمرد, from Pahlavi ʾwzmbwlt, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

зуруԯ (Ubykh): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “зуруԯ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزمرد
2Persianزمردemerald
3Persianازمرد
4Pahlaviʾwzmbwlt
5Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
6Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq-