Where does “zsiráfok” come from?

zsiráfok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian zsiráf, 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.

zsiráfok (Hungarian): nominative plural of zsiráf

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of zsiráf

Ancestry of “zsiráfok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianzsiráfgiraffe
2GermanGiraffegiraffe animal
3Middle High Germangeraff—
4Italiangiraffagiraffe; boom
5Arabicزَرَافَةgiraffe
6Classical Syriacܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ—
7Persianزُرنَاپَا—
8Persianپَاleg
Every word from Persian پَا →Every word from Persian زُرنَاپَا →Every word from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ →