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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishوار—
2Proto-Turkicbārthere is/are, there exist; there is, there are
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