Where does “zaman” come from?

zaman (Classical Malay) comes from Malay zaman, from Persian زمان, from Old Persian *jamānā, from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH — time, occasion.

zaman (Classical Malay): time; age; era

Definitions

  1. time; age; era

Ancestry of “zaman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayzamanage
2Persianزمانtime; season; epoch
3Old Persian*jamānātime
4Proto-Iranian*ǰámaHnaHtime, occasion
Every word from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH →Every word from Old Persian *jamānā →Every word from Persian زمان →