Where does “fil” come from?

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

fil (Serbo-Croatian): "or"; elephant

Definitions

  1. "or"; elephant

Ancestry of “fil”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fil”

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