EfreetSK@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 3 days agoWhat The Bishop Chess Piece Is Called In Europelemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1216arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1211arrow-down1external-linkWhat The Bishop Chess Piece Is Called In Europelemmy.worldEfreetSK@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 3 days agomessage-square32linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWazowski@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·edit-23 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!