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Where does “یامان” come from?

یامان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Azerbaijani yaman, from Proto-Turkic yAman.

Ancestry of “یامان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyamanbad; evil; difficult, hard, harsh
2Proto-TurkicyAman—
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