Where does “ժամկոչ” come from?
ժամկոչ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ժամ, from Old Armenian ժամ, from Old Armenian ժաման, from Parthian 𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗 — time.
ժամկոչ (Armenian): beadle; sexton; bell ringer
Definitions
- beadle; sexton; bell ringer
Ancestry of “ժամկոչ”, step by step
ժամկոչ 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 կոչել
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | կոչել | to name; to call |
| 2 | Old Armenian | կոչեմ | to call, to invite, to invoke; to name |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “ժամկոչ”