Complex sentence: The name "giraffe" has its earliest known origins in the Arabic word "zarafah" (زرافة), perhaps borrowed from an the animal's Somali name "geri".
Split into simpler sentences: The name "giraffe" has its earliest known origins in the Arabic word "zarafah" (زرافة), perhaps borrowed from an African language. The word possibly was derived from the animal's Somali name "geri".