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Where does “փիղ” come from?

փիղ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian փիղ, from Middle Persian pyl, from Latin pirum — a pear.

փիղ (Armenian): elephant; bishop

Definitions

  1. elephant; bishop

Ancestry of “փիղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianփիղelephant
2Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
3Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “փիղ”

  • ծովափիղ
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