Where does “ճգնաժամ” come from?

ճգնաժամ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ժամ, from Old Armenian ժամ, from Old Armenian ժաման, from Parthian 𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗 — time.

ճգնաժամ (Armenian): crisis

Definitions

  1. crisis

Ancestry of “ճգնաժամ”, step by step

ճգնաժամ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ժամ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianժամhour; time; watch
2Old Armenianժամhour; time, moment; proper time, precise time;...
3Old Armenianժամանarriving quickly; that which hastens; hurried,...
4Parthian𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗time

via Armenian ճգնել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianճգնել—
Every word from Parthian 𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗 →Every word from Old Armenian ժաման →Every word from Old Armenian ժամ →