Where does “بریلیم” come from?

بریلیم (Persian) comes from French béryllium, from New Latin bēryllium, from Old French beril, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya — white town.

بریلیم (Persian): beryllium

Definitions

  1. beryllium

Ancestry of “بریلیم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbérylliumberyllium
2New Latinbēryllium—
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 →Every word from Sanskrit वैडूर्य →Every word from Pali veḷuriya →