Where does “asul” come from?

asul (Cebuano) comes from Spanish azul, from Old Spanish azur, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد, from Persian لاجورد — lapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli.

asul (Cebuano): of the colour blue; the color blue

Definitions

  1. of the colour blue; the color blue

Ancestry of “asul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishazulblue
2Old Spanishazurblue
3Arabicلَازُوَرْدlapis lazuli, azure
4Persianلاجوردlapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli
Every word from Persian لاجورد →Every word from Arabic لَازُوَرْد →Every word from Old Spanish azur →