Where does “زرافه” come from?

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

زرافه (Persian): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “زرافه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزرافةgiraffe; group of people, cluster of people, body...
2Classical Syriacܙܪܝܦܐgiraffe
3Classical Syriacܙܪܢܦܐgiraffe
4Persianزرناپاgiraffe
5Persianپَاleg
Every word from Persian پَا →Every word from Persian زرناپا →Every word from Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܦܐ →