Where does “русофил” come from?

русофил (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian фил, from Ottoman Turkish fil, from Arabic فِيل, from Middle Persian pyl, from Latin pirum — a pear.

русофил (Serbo-Croatian): Russophile

Definitions

  1. Russophile

Ancestry of “русофил”, step by step

русофил traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian фил

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianфил"or"; elephant
2Ottoman Turkishfil—
3Arabicفِيلelephant; the elephant
4Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
5Latinpiruma pear

via Serbo-Croatian Рус

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianРусRussian (male)
Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Middle Persian pyl →Every word from Arabic فِيل →