Where does “girafa” come from?

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

girafa (Portuguese): giraffe

Definitions

giraffe

Ancestry of “girafa”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	giraffa	giraffe; boom
2	Arabic	زَرَافَة	giraffe
3	Classical Syriac	ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ	—
4	Persian	زُرنَاپَا	—
5	Persian	پَا	leg

Every word from Persian پَا →

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