@EfreetSK@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz • 10 days agoWhat The Bishop Chess Piece Is Called In Europelemmy.worldimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1218arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1214arrow-down1imageWhat The Bishop Chess Piece Is Called In Europelemmy.world@EfreetSK@lemmy.world to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz • 10 days agomessage-square32fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@Wazowski@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink20•edit-29 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!