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Where does “kirahvi” come from?

kirahvi (Finnish) comes from Swedish giraff, from French girafe, from Middle French giraffe.

kirahvi (Finnish): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “kirahvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgiraff—
2Frenchgirafegiraffe; boom
3Middle Frenchgiraffe—

Words derived from “kirahvi”

  • kirahviantilooppi
Every word from Middle French giraffe →