Where does “berilyo” come from?

berilyo (Tagalog) comes from Spanish berilio, from Spanish berilo, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya, from Pali veḷur — white town.

berilyo (Tagalog): beryllium

Definitions

  1. beryllium

Ancestry of “berilyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishberilioberyllium
2Spanishberiloberyl
3Latinbēryllusberyl
4Ancient Greekβήρυλλοςberyl
5Prakritविरलायते
6Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
7Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
8Paliveḷurwhite town
Every word from Pali veḷurEvery word from Sanskrit वैडूर्यEvery word from Pali veḷuriya