Where does “fil” come from?

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

fil (Old Swedish): elephant (Elephantidae)

Definitions

  1. elephant (Elephantidae)

Ancestry of “fil”, step by step

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