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Where does “بِلَّوْر” come from?

بِلَّوْر (Arabic) comes from Persian بلور, from Middle Persian bylwl, from Pali veḷuriya, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य — cat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...

بِلَّوْر (Arabic): crystal

Definitions

  1. crystal

Ancestry of “بِلَّوْر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبلورcrystal
2Middle Persianbylwlcrystal
3Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
4Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
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