Where does “吠瑠璃” come from?

吠瑠璃 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya, from Pali veḷur — white town.

吠瑠璃 (Chinese): a kind of jewel

Definitions

  1. a kind of jewel

Ancestry of “吠瑠璃”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
2Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
3Paliveḷurwhite town
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