Where does “žirafa” come from?

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

žirafa (Slovak): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “žirafa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “žirafa”

Every word from Persian پَا →Every word from Persian زُرنَاپَا →Every word from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ →