Where does “rilli” come from?
rilli (Finnish) comes from Finnish rillit, from Swedish brillor, from Finnish brilla, from Swedish beryll, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य — white town.
rilli (Finnish): white-eye
Definitions
- white-eye
Ancestry of “rilli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rillit | glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles; Zosteropidae;... |
| 2 | Swedish | brillor | spectacles |
| 3 | Finnish | brilla | — |
| 4 | Swedish | beryll | beryl |
| 5 | Latin | bēryllus | beryl |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βήρυλλος | beryl |
| 7 | Prakrit | विरलायते | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | वैडूर्य | cat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its... |
| 9 | Pali | veḷuriya | lapis lazuli, a precious stone |
| 10 | Pali | veḷur | white town |