Where does “فِيل” come from?

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

فِيل (Arabic): elephant; the elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant; the elephant

Ancestry of “فِيل”, step by step

فِيل traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian pyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
2Latinpiruma pear

via Pahlavi pyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavipyl—
2Akkadian𒄠𒋛elephant

via Classical Persian پیل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianپیل—

Words derived from “فِيل”

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