Where does “fil” come from?

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

fil (Turkish): elephant; bishop

Definitions

  1. elephant; bishop

Ancestry of “fil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفیلelephant
2Arabicفِيلelephant; the elephant
3Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
4Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Middle Persian pyl →Every word from Arabic فِيل →