Where does “opal” come from?

opal (German) comes from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος, from Sanskrit उपल, from Sanskrit उपरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upári, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

opal (German): opal

Definitions

  1. opal

Ancestry of “opal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinopalusopal
2Byzantine Greekὀπάλλιοςopal
3Sanskritउपलstone; gem, stone
4Sanskritउपरिover; above; beyond
5Proto-Indo-Aryanupári—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianupáriabove, over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “opal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upér →