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”

Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Middle Persian pyl →Every word from Old Armenian փիղ →