Where does “թարգման” come from?

թարգման (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian թարգման, from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ, from Akkadian targumannum — interpreter, dragoman.

թարգման (Armenian): translator, interpreter; exponent of

Definitions

  1. translator, interpreter; exponent of

Ancestry of “թարգման”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianթարգմանtranslator, interpreter; expositor, exegete,...
2Classical Syriacܬܪܓܡܢܐtranslator
3Akkadiantargumannuminterpreter, dragoman
Every word from Akkadian targumannum →Every word from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ →Every word from Old Armenian թարգման →