Where does “فیل” come from?

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

فیل (Persian): elephant; bishop

Definitions

  1. elephant; bishop

Ancestry of “فیل”, step by step

فیل traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic فِيل

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

via Pahlavi 𐭯𐭩𐭫

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlavi𐭯𐭩𐭫—

Words derived from “فیل”

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