Where does “lazur” come from?

lazur (Latin) comes from Arabic لَازَوَرْد, from Persian لاژورد, from Proto-Iranian *varta-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

lazur (Latin): lapis lazuli

Definitions

  1. lapis lazuli

Ancestry of “lazur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicلَازَوَرْدazure; lapis lazuli
2PersianلاژوردAlternative form of لاجورد; blue color
3Proto-Iranian*varta-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *varta- →Every word from Persian لاژورد →