Where does “пил” come from?

пил (Nogai) comes from Persian پیل, from French pile, from Old French pile, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.

пил (Nogai): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “пил”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیلelephant; battery
2Frenchpileheap, stack; pillar; battery
3Old Frenchpile—
4Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
5Latinpīlusa hair
6Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
7Proto-Italicpistlom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →