Where does “یامان” come from?

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

یامان (Ottoman Turkish): bad, evil, wicked, malicious, malevolent, intending to do harm, characterized by spite and malice

Definitions

  1. bad, evil, wicked, malicious, malevolent, intending to do harm, characterized by spite and malice

Ancestry of “یامان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyamanbad; evil; difficult, hard, harsh
2Proto-TurkicyAmanbad, wicked

Words derived from “یامان”

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