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 animal

Definitions

  1. giraffe animal

Ancestry of “Giraffe”, step by step

Giraffe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German geraff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangeraff—
2Italiangiraffagiraffe; boom
3Arabicزَرَافَةgiraffe
4Classical Syriacܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ—
5Persianزُرنَاپَا—
6Persianپَاleg

via Arabic زرافة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزرافةgiraffe; group of people, cluster of people, body...
2Classical Syriacܙܪܝܦܐgiraffe
3Classical Syriacܙܪܢܦܐgiraffe
4Persianزرناپاgiraffe
5Classical Persianزرنا—

Words derived from “Giraffe”

Every word from Persian پَا →Every word from Persian زُرنَاپَا →Every word from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ →