Where does “յորժամ” come from?
յորժամ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian որ, from Old Armenian -եար, from Proto-Indo-European -ьro-.
յորժամ (Old Armenian): when; since, as; when?
Definitions
- when; since, as; when?
Ancestry of “յորժամ”, step by step
յորժամ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian որ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | որ | who, which, what, that; which? what?; that |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -եար | Forming collective nouns |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -ьro- | — |
via Old Armenian ժամ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | ժամ | hour; time, moment; proper time, precise time;... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ժաման | arriving quickly; that which hastens; hurried,... |
| 3 | Parthian | 𐫋𐫖𐫀𐫗 | time |
via Old Armenian յ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | յ | in, on, at |