Where does “زمان” come from?
زمان (Persian) comes from Old Persian *jamānā, from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH — time, occasion.
زمان (Persian): time; season; epoch
Definitions
- time; season; epoch
Ancestry of “زمان”, step by step
زمان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Persian *jamānā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Persian | *jamānā | time |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *ǰámaHnaH | time, occasion |
via Arabic آخِر
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | آخِر | last; last; end |