Where does “زرافه” come from?

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

زرافه (Malay): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “زرافه”, step by step

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