Where does “žiraffu” come from?

žiraffu (Karelian) comes from Russian жира́ф, from French girafe, from Middle French giraffe — giraffe mammal.

Ancestry of “žiraffu”, 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 →
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