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Where does “brylantowy” come from?

brylantowy (Polish) comes from Polish brylant, from French brillant, from French briller, from Italian brillare, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य — white town.

brylantowy (Polish): Of or relating to a brylant

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a brylant

Ancestry of “brylantowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbrylanta gemstone made from diamond
2Frenchbrillantshining; shiny; present participle of briller
3Frenchbrillerto shine, to sparkle
4Italianbrillareto shine, to glisten, to sparkle or twinkle; to...
5Latinbēryllus—
6Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
7Prakritविरलायते—
8Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
9Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
10Paliveḷurwhite town
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