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Where does “لَازَوَرْد” come from?

لَازَوَرْد (Arabic) comes from Persian لاژورد, from Proto-Iranian *varta-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

لَازَوَرْد (Arabic): azure; lapis lazuli

Definitions

  1. azure; lapis lazuli

Ancestry of “لَازَوَرْد”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianلاژوردAlternative form of لاجورد; blue color
2Proto-Iranian*varta-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—

Words derived from “لَازَوَرْد”

  • azure
  • azurin
  • azured
  • lazurite
  • azury
  • azurely
  • azureness
  • azureous
  • lazur
  • azur
  • azzurrare
  • azzurramento
  • azzurrità
  • azzurrabile
  • biancazzurro
  • azzurro
  • azzurrastro
  • Fiume Azzurro
  • azur
  • azur
  • asure
  • azur
  • azur
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