Where does “zaman” come from?
zaman (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish زمان, from Old Anatolian Turkish زمان, from Persian زمان, from Old Persian *jamānā, from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH — time, occasion.
zaman (Serbo-Croatian): time; epoch; era
Definitions
- time; epoch; era
Ancestry of “zaman”, step by step
zaman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish زمان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | زمان | time |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | زمان | — |
| 3 | Persian | زمان | time; season; epoch |
| 4 | Old Persian | *jamānā | time |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *ǰámaHnaH | time, occasion |
via Proto-Slavic za vъ manъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | za vъ manъ | — |