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Where does “jarapah” come from?

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

Ancestry of “jarapah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَرَافَةgiraffe
2Classical Syriacܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ—
3Persianزُرنَاپَا—
4Persianپَاleg

Words derived from “jarapah”

  • jerapah
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