Where does “fildeșiu” come from?

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

fildeșiu (Romanian): ivory-colored

Definitions

  1. ivory-colored

Ancestry of “fildeșiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfildeșan elephant's tusk
2Turkishfildişiivory
3Ottoman Turkishفیل دیشیelephant's tusk, one of a pair of elongated, pointed teeth that extend outside its mouth
4Ottoman Turkishفیلelephant
5Arabicفِيلelephant; the elephant
6Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
7Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Middle Persian pyl →Every word from Arabic فِيل →