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

giraffe

Ancestry of “jerapah”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Javanese	jarapah	—
2	Arabic	زَرَافَة	giraffe
3	Classical Syriac	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ	—
4	Persian	زُرنَاپَا	—
5	Persian	پَا	leg

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