Where does “lazura” come from?

lazura (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto lazuro, from Russian лазу́рь, from Polish lazur, from Arabic لَازَوَرْد, from Persian لاژورد, from Proto-Iranian *varta-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

lazura (Esperanto): azure; sky blue

Definitions

  1. azure; sky blue

Ancestry of “lazura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantolazuroazure
2Russianлазу́рьazure colour/color
3Polishlazurazure
4Arabicلَازَوَرْدazure; lapis lazuli
5PersianلاژوردAlternative form of لاجورد; blue color
6Proto-Iranian*varta-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl-Every word from Proto-Iranian *varta-Every word from Persian لاژورد
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