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
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