Where does “fildişi” come from?

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

fildişi (Turkish): ivory

Definitions

  1. ivory

Ancestry of “fildişi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفیل دیشیelephant's tusk, one of a pair of elongated, pointed teeth that extend outside its mouth
2Ottoman Turkishفیلelephant
3Arabicفِيلelephant; the elephant
4Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
5Latinpiruma pear

Words derived from “fildişi”

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