Where does “ժամ” come from?

ժամ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ժամ, from Old Armenian ժաման, from Parthian 𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗 — time.

ժամ (Armenian): hour; time; watch

Definitions

  1. hour; time; watch

Ancestry of “ժամ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianժամhour; time, moment; proper time, precise time;...
2Old Armenianժամանarriving quickly; that which hastens; hurried,...
3Parthian𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗time

Words derived from “ժամ

Every word from Parthian 𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗Every word from Old Armenian ժամանEvery word from Old Armenian ժամ