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Where does “brilla” come from?

brilla (French) comes from French briller, from Italian brillare, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya, from Pali veḷur — white town.

brilla (French): third-person singular past historic of briller

Definitions

  1. third-person singular past historic of briller

Ancestry of “brilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbrillerto shine, to sparkle
2Italianbrillareto shine, to glisten, to sparkle or twinkle; to...
3Latinbēryllus—
4Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
5Prakritविरलायते—
6Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
7Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
8Paliveḷurwhite town
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