Where does “فیل” come from?

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

Ancestry of “فیل”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianفیل—
2Arabicفِيلelephant; the elephant
3Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
4Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “فیل”

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