Where does “фил” come from?

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

фил (Serbo-Croatian): "or"; elephant

Definitions

  1. "or"; elephant

Ancestry of “фил”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishfil—
2Arabicفِيلelephant; the elephant
3Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
4Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “фил”

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