Where does “JAM” come from?

JAM (English) comes from Urdu جامہ, from Persian جامه, from Middle Persian yʾmk', from Proto-Iranian *yām-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Yámas, from Proto-Indo-European *yém-o-s.

JAM (English): A household that is only barely able to meet its...

Definitions

  1. A household that is only barely able to meet its...

Ancestry of “JAM”, step by step

JAM traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu جامہ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduجامہgarment; robe; gown
2Persianجامهa garment, robe, vest, gown, coat
3Middle Persianyʾmk'—
4Proto-Iranian*yām-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianYámas—
6Proto-Indo-European*yém-o-s—

via Hindi जामा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiजामाgarment; robe; gown
2Arabicجَامِعcomprehensive, broad, general, universal

Words derived from “JAM”

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