Where does “azur” come from?

azur (Romanian) comes from French azur, from Old French azur, from Arabic لَازَوَرْد, from Persian لاژورد, from Proto-Iranian *varta-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

azur (Romanian): azure, light-blue, sky-blue

Definitions

  1. azure, light-blue, sky-blue

Ancestry of “azur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchazurazure
2Old Frenchazurazure
3Arabicلَازَوَرْدazure; lapis lazuli
4PersianلاژوردAlternative form of لاجورد; blue color
5Proto-Iranian*varta-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

Words derived from “azur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *varta- →Every word from Persian لاژورد →