Where does “asuurinsininen” come from?

asuurinsininen (Finnish) comes from Finnish asuuri, from Old French azur, from Arabic لَازَوَرْد, from Persian لاژورد, from Proto-Iranian *varta-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

asuurinsininen (Finnish): azure

Definitions

  1. azure

Ancestry of “asuurinsininen”, step by step

asuurinsininen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asuuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasuuriazure having that colour
2Old Frenchazurazure
3Arabicلَازَوَرْدazure; lapis lazuli
4PersianلاژوردAlternative form of لاجورد; blue color
5Proto-Iranian*varta-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Finnish sininen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsininenblue; The color blue
2Proto-Finnicsininenblue
3Proto-Finnicsiniblue
4Proto-Finno-Permicsine—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *varta- →Every word from Persian لاژورد →