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
- giraffe; group of people, cluster of people, body...
Ancestry of “زرافة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Syriac | ܙܪܝܦܐ | — |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܙܪܢܦܐ | giraffe |
| 3 | Persian | زرناپا | giraffe |
| 4 | Persian | پَا | leg |