Where does “beryll” come from?

beryll (Swedish) comes from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya, from Pali veḷur — white town.

beryll (Swedish): beryl

Definitions

  1. beryl

Ancestry of “beryll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbēryllusberyl
2Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
3Prakritविरलायते—
4Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
5Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
6Paliveḷurwhite town

Words derived from “beryll”

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