Where does “ჟამი” come from?

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

ჟამი (Mingrelian): time; hour

Definitions

  1. time; hour

Ancestry of “ჟამი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianժամhour; time, moment; proper time, precise time;...
2Old Armenianժամանarriving quickly; that which hastens; hurried,...
3Parthian𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗time
Every word from Parthian 𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗Every word from Old Armenian ժամանEvery word from Old Armenian ժամ
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