Where does “Pil” come from?

Pil (English) comes from Korean 필, from Persian فیل, from Arabic فِيل, from Middle Persian pyl, from Latin pirum — a pear.

Pil (English): A leaflet inserted in a package of medicine, providing information about the drug for the patient

Definitions

  1. A leaflet inserted in a package of medicine, providing information about the drug for the patient

Ancestry of “Pil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean필A bolt or roll of cloth
2Persianفیلelephant; bishop
3Arabicفِيلelephant; the elephant
4Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
5Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Middle Persian pyl →Every word from Arabic فِيل →