Where does “زَرَافَه” come from?

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

Ancestry of “زَرَافَه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَرَافَةgiraffe
2Classical Syriacܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ
3Persianزُرنَاپَا
4Persianپَاleg

Words derived from “زَرَافَه

Every word from Persian پَاEvery word from Persian زُرنَاپَاEvery word from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ
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