Where does “ժամանակաշրջան” come from?
ժամանակաշրջան (Armenian) comes from Armenian ժամանակ, from Old Armenian ժամանակ, from Parthian žamānak, from Parthian 𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗 — time.
ժամանակաշրջան (Armenian): epoch, age, era
Ancestry of “ժամանակաշրջան”, step by step
ժամանակաշրջան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian ժամանակ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ժամանակ | time; tense; during, at the time of |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ժամանակ | time; year; century, epoch, period; age |
| 3 | Parthian | žamānak | time |
| 4 | Parthian | 𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗 | time |
via Armenian շրջան
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | շրջան | circle; region, area, oblast; sphere, realm |
| 2 | Old Armenian | շրջան | turn, gyre, turning, circuit, revolution,... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ան | negative prefix; on, at |
| 4 | Classical Armenian | այն | — |