JF:
Note to Jansy: if our Russian
speakers tell us the etymology of
/lazur'/, I'll bet the /l/ is not from
Persian but the French
definite article.
Dear Jerry,
What would you like to bet on?
Azure > med. Latin azzurum, azolum from Arabic
al [=the] + lazaward from Persian lazward =
lapis lazuli.
A. Bouazza.