Where does “fildishtë” come from?

fildishtë (Albanian) comes from Albanian fildish, from Ottoman Turkish فیل دیشی, from Ottoman Turkish فیل, from Arabic فِيل, from Middle Persian pyl, from Latin pirum — a pear.

fildishtë (Albanian): ivory

Definitions

  1. ivory

Ancestry of “fildishtë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianfildishivory
2Ottoman Turkishفیل دیشیelephant's tusk, one of a pair of elongated, pointed teeth that extend outside its mouth
3Ottoman Turkishفیلelephant
4Arabicفِيلelephant; the elephant
5Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
6Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Middle Persian pyl →Every word from Arabic فِيل →