Where does “الفيل” come from?

الفيل (Arabic) comes from Pahlavi pyl, from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 — elephant.

Ancestry of “الفيل”, step by step

الفيل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pahlavi pyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavipyl—
2Akkadian𒄠𒋛elephant

via Classical Persian پیل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپیل—

Words derived from “الفيل”

Every word from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛 →Every word from Pahlavi pyl →