Where does “وار” come from?
وار (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Anatolian Turkish وار, from Proto-Turkic bār — there is/are, there exist; there is, there are.
Ancestry of “وار”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Anatolian Turkish | وار | — |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | bār | there is/are, there exist; there is, there are |