Where does “זונברילן” come from?
זונברילן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ברילן, from Middle High German berille, from Old French beril, from Latin bēryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος, from Prakrit विरलायते, from Sanskrit वैडूर्य, from Pali veḷuriya — white town.
זונברילן (Yiddish): sunglasses
Definitions
- sunglasses
Ancestry of “זונברילן”, step by step
זונברילן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ברילן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ברילן | glasses, eyeglasses |
| 2 | Middle High German | berille | — |
| 3 | Old French | beril | beryl |
| 4 | Latin | bēryllus | beryl |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βήρυλλος | beryl |
| 6 | Prakrit | विरलायते | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वैडूर्य | cat's eye; a jewel; anything excellent of its... |
| 8 | Pali | veḷuriya | lapis lazuli, a precious stone |
| 9 | Pali | veḷur | white town |