Where does “ժամ” come from?

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

ժամ (Old Armenian): hour; time, moment; proper time, precise time;...

Definitions

  1. hour; time, moment; proper time, precise time;...

Ancestry of “ժամ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianժամանarriving quickly; that which hastens; hurried,...
2Parthian𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗time

Words derived from “ժամ

Every word from Parthian 𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗Every word from Old Armenian ժաման