Where does “zirafah” come from?

zirafah (Indonesian) comes from Malay zirafah, from Arabic زرافة, from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ, from Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܦܐ, from Persian زرناپا, from Persian پَا — leg.

zirafah (Indonesian): Nonstandard form of jerapah

Definitions

  1. Nonstandard form of jerapah

Ancestry of “zirafah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayzirafahgiraffe; Nonstandard form of jerapah
2Arabicزرافةgiraffe; group of people, cluster of people, body...
3Classical Syriacܙܪܝܦܐgiraffe
4Classical Syriacܙܪܢܦܐgiraffe
5Persianزرناپاgiraffe
6Persianپَاleg
Every word from Persian پَا →Every word from Persian زرناپا →Every word from Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܦܐ →