Where does “žirafa” come from?

žirafa (Ingrian) comes from Russian жира́ф, from French girafe, from Middle French giraffe — giraffe mammal.

žirafa (Ingrian): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “žirafa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжира́ф—
2Frenchgirafegiraffe; boom
3Middle Frenchgiraffegiraffe mammal
Every word from Middle French giraffe →Every word from French girafe →Every word from Russian жира́ф →