Where does “Giraffe” come from?
Giraffe (German) comes from Middle High German geraff, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة, from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ, from Persian زُرنَاپَا, from Persian پَا — leg.
Giraffe (German): giraffe
Ancestry of “Giraffe”, step by step
Words derived from “Giraffe”