Where does “azul” come from?
azul (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese azul, from Old Portuguese azur, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد, from Persian لاجورد — lapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli.
azul (Guinea-Bissau Creole): blue
Ancestry of “azul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | azul | blue |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | azur | azure, blue |
| 3 | Arabic | لَازُوَرْد | lapis lazuli, azure |
| 4 | Persian | لاجورد | lapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli |