Where does “βήρυλλος” come from?
βήρυλλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya, from Pali veḷur — white town.
βήρυλλος (Ancient Greek): beryl
Ancestry of “βήρυλλος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | विरलायते | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वैडूर्य | cat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its... |
| 3 | Pali | veḷuriya | lapis lazuli, a precious stone |
| 4 | Pali | veḷur | white town |
Words derived from “βήρυλλος”