Where does “زرافة” come from?

زرافة (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ, from Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܦܐ, from Persian زرناپا, from Persian پَا — leg.

زرافة (Arabic): giraffe; group of people, cluster of people, body...

Definitions

  1. giraffe; group of people, cluster of people, body...

Ancestry of “زرافة”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܙܪܝܦܐgiraffe
2Classical Syriacܙܪܢܦܐgiraffe
3Persianزرناپاgiraffe
4Persianپَاleg

Words derived from “زرافة”

Every word from Persian پَا →Every word from Persian زرناپا →Every word from Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܦܐ →