Where does “rillit” come from?

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

rillit (Finnish): glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles; Zosteropidae;...

Definitions

  1. glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles; Zosteropidae;...

Ancestry of “rillit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrillorspectacles
2Finnishbrilla—
3Swedishberyllberyl
4Latinbēryllusberyl
5Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
6Prakritविरलायते—
7Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
8Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
9Paliveḷurwhite town

Words derived from “rillit”

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