Where does “მაგრამ” come from?

მაგრამ (Georgian) comes from Persian مگر, from Pahlavi 𐭠𐭫 𐭧𐭲, from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭲 — if.

მაგრამ (Georgian): but

Definitions

  1. but

Ancestry of “მაგრამ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمگرexcept; but; unless
2Pahlavi𐭠𐭫 𐭧𐭲
3Middle Persian𐭧𐭲if
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭲Every word from Pahlavi 𐭠𐭫 𐭧𐭲Every word from Persian مگر