Where does “jirafa” come from?

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

jirafa (Spanish): giraffe; boom microphone

Definitions

  1. giraffe; boom microphone

Ancestry of “jirafa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “jirafa

Every word from Persian پَاEvery word from Persian زُرنَاپَاEvery word from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ