Where does “زَرَافَة” come from?

زَرَافَة (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ, from Persian زُرنَاپَا, from Persian پَا — leg.

زَرَافَة (Arabic): giraffe

Definitions

giraffe

Ancestry of “زَرَافَة”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Syriac	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ	—
2	Persian	زُرنَاپَا	—
3	Persian	پَا	leg

Words derived from “زَرَافَة”

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