Where does “kirahvi” come from?

kirahvi (Inari Sami) comes from Finnish kirahvi, from Swedish giraff, from French girafe, from Middle French giraffe — giraffe mammal.

kirahvi (Inari Sami): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “kirahvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirahvigiraffe
2Swedishgiraffgiraffe
3Frenchgirafegiraffe; boom
4Middle Frenchgiraffegiraffe mammal
Every word from Middle French giraffe →Every word from French girafe →Every word from Swedish giraff →