Where does “žirafa” come from?

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

žirafa (Lithuanian): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “žirafa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangiraffagiraffe; boom
2Arabicزَرَافَةgiraffe
3Classical Syriacܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ
4Persianزُرنَاپَا
5Persianپَاleg
Every word from Persian پَاEvery word from Persian زُرنَاپَاEvery word from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ
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