Where does “ਫੀਲਾ” come from?

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

ਫੀਲਾ (Punjabi): elephant

Definitions

  1. elephant

Ancestry of “ਫੀਲਾ”, step by step

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