Where does “zürafa” come from?

zürafa (Turkish) comes from Arabic زَرَافَة, from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ, from Persian زُرنَاپَا, from Persian پَا — leg.

zürafa (Turkish): giraffe; a kind of needle lace in Turkey

Definitions

  1. giraffe; a kind of needle lace in Turkey

Ancestry of “zürafa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَرَافَةgiraffe
2Classical Syriacܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ—
3Persianزُرنَاپَا—
4Persianپَاleg
Every word from Persian پَا →Every word from Persian زُرنَاپَا →Every word from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ →