EfreetSK@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agoWhat The Bishop Chess Piece Is Called In Europelemmy.worldimagemessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1225arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1219arrow-down1imageWhat The Bishop Chess Piece Is Called In Europelemmy.worldEfreetSK@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agomessage-square32linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWazowski@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·1 year 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!