Where does “فیل” come from?

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

فیل (Central Kurdish): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “فیل”, step by step

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

Words derived from “فیل”

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