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Where does “xham” come from?

xham (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish جام, from Persian جام — cup; glass, pane.

xham (Albanian): glass

Definitions

  1. glass

Ancestry of “xham”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishجامcup, glass, beaker, stoop; the material glass;...
2Persianجامcup; glass, pane
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