Where does “биљур” come from?

биљур (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish بللور, from Arabic بِلَّوْر, from Persian بلور, from Middle Persian bylwl, from Pali veḷuriya, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य — cat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...

биљур (Serbo-Croatian): mountain crystal

Definitions

  1. mountain crystal

Ancestry of “биљур”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبللورrock crystal, clear quartz, a clear, colorless form of the mineral quartz
2Arabicبِلَّوْرcrystal
3Persianبلورcrystal
4Middle Persianbylwlcrystal
5Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
6Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
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