Where does “ዘራፍ” come from?

ዘራፍ (Tigrinya) comes from Arabic زرافة, from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ, from Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܦܐ, from Persian زرناپا, from Persian پَا — leg.

ዘራፍ (Tigrinya): giraffe

Definitions

  1. giraffe

Ancestry of “ዘራፍ”, step by step

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