Where does “ծամ” come from?
ծամ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ծամել, from Old Armenian ծամեմ, from Old Armenian ծամմ-, from Old Armenian ծամբ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵembʰ- — to bite, chew; tooth, nail; to pierce, gnaw...
ծամ (Armenian): tresses; tress, plait, braid; long hair
Definitions
- tresses; tress, plait, braid; long hair
Ancestry of “ծամ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | ծամել | to chew; to crumble; to repeat something with... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ծամեմ | to chew; to reflect, to ruminate |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ծամմ- | — |
| 4 | Old Armenian | ծամբ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵembʰ- | to bite, chew; tooth, nail; to pierce, gnaw... |