Where does “BREl” come from?

BREl (Middle Persian) comes from Dutch bril, from Middle Dutch beril, from Old French beril, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya — white town.

Ancestry of “BREl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrilpair of glasses; toilet seat; telescope
2Middle Dutchberilberyl
3Old Frenchberilberyl
4Latinbēryllusberyl
5Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
6Prakritविरलायते
7Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
8Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
9Paliveḷurwhite town
Every word from Pali veḷur