fílur
Faroese
/ˈfʊiːlʊɹ/
noun
Definitions
- elephant (Elephas)
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse fíll (elephant) derived from Arabic فِيل (elephant) derived from Middle Persian pyl (elephant) derived from Akkadian 𒄠𒋛.
Origin
Akkadian
𒄠𒋛
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- alfil Spanish, Castilian
- fíll Old Norse
- fílsbein Old Norse
- filsben Danish
- فيل Arabic
- فِيل Arabic
- fíll Icelandic
- alfil Galician
- فیل Persian
- پیل Persian
- փիղ Old Armenian
- піл Kazakh
- fil Azerbaijani
- فیل Ottoman Turkish
- ꜣb(w), pꜣ-ꜣbw Egyptian
- ꜣbw Egyptian
- fil Maltese
- pyl Middle Persian
- ֆիլ Middle Armenian
- 𒄠𒋛 Akkadian