Where does “azul” come from?

azul (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese azul//azur, from Latin lazulum, from Arabic لازورد, from Classical Persian لاجورد.

azul (Galician): blue

Definitions

  1. blue

Ancestry of “azul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseazul//azur—
2Latinlazulumheaven, sky
3Arabicلازوردlapis lazuli; azure
4Classical Persianلاجورد—
Every word from Classical Persian لاجورد →Every word from Arabic لازورد →Every word from Latin lazulum →