Where does “زۇمرەت” come from?

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

زۇمرەت (Uyghur): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “زۇمرەت”, step by step

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