Where does “फ़ील” come from?

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

फ़ील (Hindi): an elephant

Definitions

  1. an elephant

Ancestry of “फ़ील”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianفیلelephant; bishop
2Arabicفِيلelephant; the elephant
3Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
4Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “फ़ील”

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