Where does “fildeș” come from?

fildeș (Romanian) comes from Turkish fildişi, from Ottoman Turkish فیل دیشی, from Ottoman Turkish فیل, from Arabic فِيل, from Middle Persian pyl, from Latin pirum — a pear.

fildeș (Romanian): an elephant's tusk

Definitions

  1. an elephant's tusk

Ancestry of “fildeș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishfildişiivory
2Ottoman Turkishفیل دیشیelephant's tusk, one of a pair of elongated, pointed teeth that extend outside its mouth
3Ottoman Turkishفیلelephant
4Arabicفِيلelephant; the elephant
5Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
6Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “fildeș”

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