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Where does “جام” come from?

جام (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian جام — cup; glass, pane.

جام (Ottoman Turkish): cup, glass, beaker, stoop; the material glass;...

Definitions

  1. cup, glass, beaker, stoop; the material glass;...

Ancestry of “جام”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجامcup; glass, pane

Words derived from “جام”

  • τζάμι
  • џам
  • geam
  • xham
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