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 پَاEvery word from Persian زرناپاEvery word from Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܦܐ