Where does “ժամանց” come from?
ժամանց (Armenian) comes from Armenian ժամ, from Old Armenian ժամ, from Old Armenian ժաման, from Parthian 𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗 — time.
ժամանց (Armenian): pastime
Ancestry of “ժամանց”, step by step
ժամանց traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian ժամ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ժամ | hour; time; watch |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ժամ | hour; time, moment; proper time, precise time;... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ժաման | arriving quickly; that which hastens; hurried,... |
| 4 | Parthian | 𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗 | time |
via Armenian անցնել
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | անցնել | to pass |
| 2 | Old Armenian | անցանեմ | to pass; to flow, to run; to pass away, to end,... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -ան- | present stem extension found in certain verbs;... |