Where does “ジラフ” come from?

ジラフ (Japanese) comes from English giraffe, from Middle French giraffe — giraffe mammal.

ジラフ (Japanese): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “ジラフ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgiraffeA ruminant, of the genus "Giraffa", of the...
2Middle Frenchgiraffegiraffe mammal
Every word from Middle French giraffe →Every word from English giraffe →