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Where does “জিৰাফ” come from?

জিৰাফ (Assamese) comes from English giraffe, from Middle French giraffe.

জিৰাফ (Assamese): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “জিৰাফ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgiraffeA ruminant, of the genus "Giraffa", of the...
2Middle Frenchgiraffe—
Every word from Middle French giraffe →