Where does “billur” come from?

billur (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بللور, 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...

billur (Turkish): cut glass, crystal

Definitions

  1. cut glass, crystal

Ancestry of “billur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبللورrock crystal, clear quartz, a clear, colorless form of the mineral quartz
2Arabicبِلَّوْرcrystal
3Persianبلورcrystal
4Middle Persianbylwlcrystal
5Paliveḷuriyalapis lazuli, a precious stone
6Sanskritवैडूर्यcat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its...
Every word from Sanskrit वैडूर्य →Every word from Pali veḷuriya →Every word from Middle Persian bylwl →