Where does “giraf” come from?

giraf (Danish) comes from German Giraffe, from Middle High German geraff, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة, from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ, from Persian زُرنَاپَا, from Persian پَا — leg.

giraf (Danish): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “giraf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGiraffegiraffe animal
2Middle High Germangeraff—
3Italiangiraffagiraffe; boom
4Arabicزَرَافَةgiraffe
5Classical Syriacܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ—
6Persianزُرنَاپَا—
7Persianپَاleg
Every word from Persian پَا →Every word from Persian زُرنَاپَا →Every word from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ →