EfreetSK@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 6 days agoWhat The Bishop Chess Piece Is Called In Europelemmy.worldimagemessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1214arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1209arrow-down1imageWhat The Bishop Chess Piece Is Called In Europelemmy.worldEfreetSK@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 6 days agomessage-square31linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWazowski@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·edit-26 days agoThe Spanish word is borrowed from Arabic fil (sounds sort of like “feel”) = elephant (al fil = the elephant). Hebrew cognate is pil, sounds sort of like the English word “peel”. Italian is unrelated, I think.
The Spanish word is borrowed from Arabic fil (sounds sort of like “feel”) = elephant (al fil = the elephant). Hebrew cognate is pil, sounds sort of like the English word “peel”. Italian is unrelated, I think.
KowalskiWazowski, analysis!