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Where does “brillor” come from?

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

brillor (Swedish): spectacles

Definitions

  1. spectacles

Ancestry of “brillor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbrilla—
2Swedishberyllberyl
3Latinbēryllus—
4Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
5Prakritविरलायते—
6Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
7Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
8Paliveḷurwhite town

Words derived from “brillor”

  • rilli
  • rillit
  • aasianrilli
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