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
Ancestry of “ժամ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ժամ | hour; time, moment; proper time, precise time;... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ժաման | arriving quickly; that which hastens; hurried,... |
| 3 | Parthian | 𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗 | time |