Where does “زَرَافَة” come from?

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

زَرَافَة (Arabic): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “زَرَافَة”, step by step

زَرَافَة traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Syriacܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ—
2Persianزُرنَاپَا—
3Persianپَاleg

via Persian زرناپا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزرناپاgiraffe
2Classical Persianزرنا—

Words derived from “زَرَافَة”

Every word from Persian پَا →Every word from Persian زُرنَاپَا →Every word from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ →