Where does “geraff” come from?

geraff (Middle High German) comes from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة, from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ, from Persian زُرنَاپَا, from Persian پَا — leg.

Ancestry of “geraff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangiraffagiraffe; boom
2Arabicزَرَافَةgiraffe
3Classical Syriacܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ
4Persianزُرنَاپَا
5Persianپَاleg

Words derived from “geraff

Every word from Persian پَاEvery word from Persian زُرنَاپَاEvery word from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ
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