Where does “fíll” come from?

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

fíll (Icelandic): an elephant

Definitions

  1. an elephant

Ancestry of “fíll”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fíll”

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