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Where does “sigiraf” come from?

sigiraf (Volapük) comes from Volapük giraf, from German Giraffe, from Middle High German geraff, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة, from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ, from Persian زُرنَاپَا, from Persian پَا — leg.

Ancestry of “sigiraf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükgirafgiraffe
2GermanGiraffegiraffe
3Middle High Germangeraff—
4Italiangiraffagiraffe; boom
5Arabicزَرَافَةgiraffe
6Classical Syriacܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ—
7Persianزُرنَاپَا—
8Persianپَاleg
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