Where does “თარგმანი” come from?
თარგმანი (Old Georgian) comes from Old Armenian թարգման, from Classical Syriac ܬܪܓܡܢܐ, from Akkadian targumannum — interpreter, dragoman.
Ancestry of “თარგმანი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | թարգման | translator, interpreter; expositor, exegete,... |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܬܪܓܡܢܐ | translator |
| 3 | Akkadian | targumannum | interpreter, dragoman |