Where does “саман” come from?

саман (Southern Altai) comes from Persian زمان, from Old Persian *jamānā, from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH — time, occasion.

саман (Southern Altai): time

Definitions

  1. time

Ancestry of “саман”, step by step

саман traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian زمان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزمانtime; season; epoch
2Old Persian*jamānātime
3Proto-Iranian*ǰámaHnaHtime, occasion

via Proto-Turkic sāman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicsāman—
Every word from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH →Every word from Old Persian *jamānā →Every word from Persian زمان →