Where does “asul” come from?
asul (Tagalog) comes from Spanish azul, from Old Spanish azur, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد, from Persian لاجورد — lapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli.
asul (Tagalog): blue
Ancestry of “asul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | azul | blue |
| 2 | Old Spanish | azur | blue |
| 3 | Arabic | لَازُوَرْد | lapis lazuli, azure |
| 4 | Persian | لاجورد | lapis lazuli; azure, lapis lazuli |