Where does “asurfaen” come from?

asurfaen (Welsh) comes from Welsh asur, from Middle English asure, from Old French azur, from Arabic لَازَوَرْد, from Persian لاژورد, from Proto-Iranian *varta-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

asurfaen (Welsh): lapis lazuli

Definitions

  1. lapis lazuli

Ancestry of “asurfaen”, step by step

asurfaen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh asur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshasurazure
2Middle Englishasurelapis lazuli; ultramarine, azure pigment; azure,...
3Old Frenchazurazure
4Arabicلَازَوَرْدazure; lapis lazuli
5PersianلاژوردAlternative form of لاجورد; blue color
6Proto-Iranian*varta-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Welsh maen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmaenstone; griddle stone; third-person plural present...
2Proto-Brythonicmaɣɨnstone
3Proto-Celticmaginosstone; place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl-
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