Where does “brilla” come from?

brilla (Finnish) comes from Swedish beryll, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya, from Pali veḷur — white town.

Ancestry of “brilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishberyllberyl
2Latinbēryllusberyl
3Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
4Prakritविरलायते
5Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
6Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
7Paliveḷurwhite town

Words derived from “brilla

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