Where does “azul” come from?

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

azul (Chavacano): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “azul”, 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 →