Where does “zaman” come from?

zaman (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish زمان, from Old Anatolian Turkish زمان, from Persian زمان, from Old Persian *jamānā, from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH — time, occasion.

zaman (Romanian): occasion, opportunity

Definitions

  1. occasion, opportunity

Ancestry of “zaman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزمانtime
2Old Anatolian Turkishزمان—
3Persianزمانtime; season; epoch
4Old Persian*jamānātime
5Proto-Iranian*ǰámaHnaHtime, occasion
Every word from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH →Every word from Old Persian *jamānā →Every word from Persian زمان →