Where does “beryll” come from?

beryll (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Beryll, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya, from Pali veḷur — white town.

beryll (Norwegian Nynorsk): beryl

Definitions

  1. beryl

Ancestry of “beryll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeryllberyl
2Latinbēryllusberyl
3Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
4Prakritविरलायते—
5Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
6Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
7Paliveḷurwhite town

Words derived from “beryll”

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