Where does “jirapa” come from?

jirapa (Tausug) comes from Malay zirafah, from Arabic زرافة, from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ, from Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܦܐ, from Persian زرناپا, from Persian پَا — leg.

jirapa (Tausug): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “jirapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayzirafahgiraffe; Nonstandard form of jerapah
2Arabicزرافةgiraffe; group of people, cluster of people, body...
3Classical Syriacܙܪܝܦܐgiraffe
4Classical Syriacܙܪܢܦܐgiraffe
5Persianزرناپاgiraffe
6Persianپَاleg
Every word from Persian پَا →Every word from Persian زرناپا →Every word from Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܦܐ →