Where does “жор” come from?
жор (Mongolian) comes from Georgian ჯვარი, from Old Georgian ჯუარი, from Proto-Georgian-Zan ǯwar-.
жор (Mongolian): prescription; recipe
Definitions
- prescription; recipe
Ancestry of “жор”, step by step
жор traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Georgian ჯვარი
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | ჯვარი | cross; clubs; heathen god that served as patron... |
| 2 | Old Georgian | ჯუარი | cross |
| 3 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | ǯwar- | — |
via Tibetan སྦྱོར
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tibetan | སྦྱོར | to link, to join, to connect; to affix, to... |
| 2 | Tibetan | འབྱོར | to stick, to adhere to, to take, to contract; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | bjar ~ pjar | to affix, to plait, to sew, to braid |