Where does “phil” come from?

phil (Kalasha) comes from Arabic فيل, from Arabic فِيل, from Middle Persian pyl, from Latin pirum — a pear.

phil (Kalasha): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “phil”, step by step

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