Where does “ζαμάνι” come from?

ζαμάνι (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish زمان, from Old Anatolian Turkish زمان, from Persian زمان, from Old Persian *jamānā, from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH — time, occasion.

ζαμάνι (Greek): ages

Definitions

  1. ages

Ancestry of “ζαμάνι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزمانtime
2Old Anatolian Turkishزمان
3Persianزمانtime; season; epoch
4Old Persian*jamānātime
5Proto-Iranian*ǰámaHnaHtime, occasion
Every word from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaHEvery word from Old Persian *jamānāEvery word from Persian زمان