Where does “заман” come from?

заман (Avar) comes from Persian زمان, from Old Persian *jamānā, from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH — time, occasion.

заман (Avar): time, epoch, period, age, season (a broad time period; not the precise time on a clock)

Definitions

  1. time, epoch, period, age, season (a broad time period; not the precise time on a clock)

Ancestry of “заман”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزمانtime; season; epoch
2Old Persian*jamānātime
3Proto-Iranian*ǰámaHnaHtime, occasion
Every word from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH →Every word from Old Persian *jamānā →Every word from Persian زمان →