Where does “bilur” come from?
bilur (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bìljūr, 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...
bilur (Serbo-Croatian): Alternative form of bìljūr
Definitions
- Alternative form of bìljūr
Ancestry of “bilur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | bìljūr | mountain crystal |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بللور | rock crystal, clear quartz, a clear, colorless form of the mineral quartz |
| 3 | Arabic | بِلَّوْر | crystal |
| 4 | Persian | بلور | crystal |
| 5 | Middle Persian | bylwl | crystal |
| 6 | Pali | veḷuriya | lapis lazuli, a precious stone |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वैडूर्य | cat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its... |