Where does “מזמן” come from?

מזמן (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew זמן, from Aramaic 𐡆𐡌𐡍𐡀, from Old Persian *jamānā, from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH — time, occasion.

מזמן (Hebrew): Long ago, a long time ago; For a long time, since...

Definitions

  1. Long ago, a long time ago; For a long time, since...

Ancestry of “מזמן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewזמןtime; a time; a tense
2Aramaic𐡆𐡌𐡍𐡀time
3Old Persian*jamānātime
4Proto-Iranian*ǰámaHnaHtime, occasion
Every word from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH →Every word from Old Persian *jamānā →Every word from Aramaic 𐡆𐡌𐡍𐡀 →