Where does “aman” come from?
aman (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish امان, from Arabic اَمَان — tranquillity, peacefulness.
aman (Serbo-Croatian): pity; mercy; compassion
Ancestry of “aman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | امان | safety, security, peace; protection, safeguard;... |
| 2 | Arabic | اَمَان | tranquillity, peacefulness |