Where does “azuryt” come from?
azuryt (Polish) comes from English azurite, from Persian لاژورد, from Proto-Iranian *varta-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.
azuryt (Polish): azurite
Ancestry of “azuryt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | azurite | A blue vitreous mineral; a basic copper... |
| 2 | Persian | لاژورد | Alternative form of لاجورد; blue color |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *varta- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |