Where does “فيل” come from?

فيل (Arabic) comes from Arabic فِيل, from Middle Persian pyl, from Latin pirum — a pear.

فيل (Arabic): elephant; bishop

Definitions

  1. elephant; bishop

Ancestry of “فيل”, step by step

فيل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic فِيل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفِيلelephant; the elephant
2Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
3Latinpiruma pear

via Middle Persian 𐭯𐭩𐭫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭯𐭩𐭫—

Words derived from “فيل”

Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Middle Persian pyl →Every word from Arabic فِيل →