Where does “berlian” come from?

berlian (Chinese) comes from Malay berlian, from English brilliant, from French brillant, from French briller, from Italian brillare, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते — white town.

berlian (Chinese): diamond

Definitions

  1. diamond

Ancestry of “berlian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayberlianA gemstone made from diamond; a diamond or brilliant
2EnglishbrilliantShining brightly; Both bright and saturated;...
3Frenchbrillantshining; shiny; present participle of briller
4Frenchbrillerto shine, to sparkle
5Italianbrillareto shine, to glisten, to sparkle or twinkle; to...
6Latinbēryllusberyl
7Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
8Prakritविरलायते
9Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
10Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
11Paliveḷurwhite town
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