Where does “jerapah” come from?

jerapah (Indonesian) comes from Javanese jarapah, from Arabic زَرَافَة, from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ, from Persian زُرنَاپَا, from Persian پَا — leg.

jerapah (Indonesian): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “jerapah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javanesejarapah—
2Arabicزَرَافَةgiraffe
3Classical Syriacܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ—
4Persianزُرنَاپَا—
5Persianپَاleg
Every word from Persian پَا →Every word from Persian زُرنَاپَا →Every word from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ →