Where does “bilauri” come from?

bilauri (Swahili) comes 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...

bilauri (Swahili): drinking glass, tumbler

Definitions

  1. drinking glass, tumbler

Ancestry of “bilauri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبِلَّوْرcrystal
2Persianبلورcrystal
3Middle Persianbylwlcrystal
4Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
5Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
Every word from Sanskrit वैडूर्य →Every word from Pali veḷuriya →Every word from Middle Persian bylwl →