Where does “വൈഡൂര്യം” come from?

വൈഡൂര്യം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya, from Pali veḷur — white town.

വൈഡൂര്യം (Malayalam): cymophane

Definitions

  1. cymophane

Ancestry of “വൈഡൂര്യം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
2Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
3Paliveḷurwhite town
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