Where does “ჟამი” come from?
ჟამი (Georgian) comes from Middle Georgian ჟამი, from Old Georgian ჟამი, from Old Armenian ժամ, from Old Armenian ժաման, from Parthian 𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗 — time.
ჟამი (Georgian): time; pest, plague; hour
Ancestry of “ჟამი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Georgian | ჟამი | hour; time; hour |
| 2 | Old Georgian | ჟამი | — |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ժամ | hour; time, moment; proper time, precise time;... |
| 4 | Old Armenian | ժաման | arriving quickly; that which hastens; hurried,... |
| 5 | Parthian | 𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗 | time |
Words derived from “ჟამი”