Where does “лазурный” come from?

лазурный (Russian) comes from Russian лазу́рь, from Polish lazur, from Arabic لَازَوَرْد, from Persian لاژورد, from Proto-Iranian *varta-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

лазурный (Russian): azure, sky-blue, cerulean

Definitions

  1. azure, sky-blue, cerulean

Ancestry of “лазурный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлазу́рьazure colour/color
2Polishlazurazure
3Arabicلَازَوَرْدazure; lapis lazuli
4PersianلاژوردAlternative form of لاجورد; blue color
5Proto-Iranian*varta-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Proto-Iranian *varta- →Every word from Persian لاژورد →