Where does “azorafa” come from?

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

azorafa (Spanish): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “azorafa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishazorafagiraffe
2Arabicزرافةgiraffe; group of people, cluster of people, body...
3Classical Syriacܙܪܝܦܐgiraffe
4Classical Syriacܙܪܢܦܐgiraffe
5Persianزرناپاgiraffe
6Persianپَاleg
Every word from Persian پَاEvery word from Persian زرناپاEvery word from Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܦܐ