Where does “fíll” come from?

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

fíll (Old Norse): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “fíll”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fíll”

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