Where does “fílur” come from?

fílur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse fíll, from Arabic فِيل, from Middle Persian pyl, from Latin pirum — a pear.

fílur (Faroese): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “fílur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefíllelephant
2Arabicفِيلelephant; the elephant
3Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
4Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Middle Persian pyl →Every word from Arabic فِيل →