Where does “бирюзовый” come from?
бирюзовый (Russian) comes from Russian бирюза́, from Persian پیروزه, from Turkic Turkic, from English sarapa, from Persian سراپا, from Persian پا, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭, from Proto-Iranian pā́dah — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
бирюзовый (Russian): turquoise
Definitions
- turquoise
Ancestry of “бирюзовый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | бирюза́ | turquoise stone |
| 2 | Persian | پیروزه | Alternative form of فیروزه |
| 3 | Turkic | Turkic | — |
| 4 | English | sarapa | A robe of honour |
| 5 | Persian | سراپا | from head to toe |
| 6 | Persian | پا | leg, foot; with |
| 7 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎭 | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | pā́dah | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |