Where does “žirafí” come from?

žirafí (Slovak) comes from Slovak žirafa, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة, from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ, from Persian زُرنَاپَا, from Persian پَا — leg.

žirafí (Slovak): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “žirafí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakžirafagiraffe
2Italiangiraffagiraffe; boom
3Arabicزَرَافَةgiraffe
4Classical Syriacܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ—
5Persianزُرنَاپَا—
6Persianپَاleg
Every word from Persian پَا →Every word from Persian زُرنَاپَا →Every word from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ →