Where does “żrafa” come from?

żrafa (Maltese) comes from Arabic زرافة, from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ, from Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܦܐ, from Persian زرناپا, from Persian پَا — leg.

żrafa (Maltese): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “żrafa”, step by step

żrafa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic زرافة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزرافةgiraffe; group of people, cluster of people, body...
2Classical Syriacܙܪܝܦܐgiraffe
3Classical Syriacܙܪܢܦܐgiraffe
4Persianزرناپاgiraffe
5Persianپَاleg

via Arabic زَرَافَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَرَافَةgiraffe
2Classical Syriacܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ—
3Persianزُرنَاپَا—
4Persianزُرنَاflute, zurna
Every word from Persian پَا →Every word from Persian زرناپا →Every word from Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܦܐ →
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