Where does “berzaman-zaman” come from?

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

berzaman-zaman (Malay): for generations

Definitions

  1. for generations

Ancestry of “berzaman-zaman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayberzamanto last for a very long time
2Malayzamanage
3Persianزمانtime; season; epoch
4Old Persian*jamānātime
5Proto-Iranian*ǰámaHnaHtime, occasion
Every word from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH →Every word from Old Persian *jamānā →Every word from Persian زمان →