Where does “giraffa” come from?

giraffa (Italian) comes from Arabic زَرَافَة, from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ, from Persian زُرنَاپَا, from Persian پَا — leg.

giraffa (Italian): giraffe; boom

Definitions

  1. giraffe; boom

Ancestry of “giraffa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَرَافَةgiraffe
2Classical Syriacܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ
3Persianزُرنَاپَا
4Persianپَاleg

Words derived from “giraffa

Every word from Persian پَاEvery word from Persian زُرنَاپَاEvery word from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ