Where does “Yamaner” come from?

Yamaner (Turkish) comes from Turkish er, from Ottoman Turkish ایر, from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر, from Proto-Turkic ēder — saddle.

Ancestry of “Yamaner”, step by step

Yamaner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
2Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
3Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
4Proto-Turkicēdersaddle

via Turkish yaman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyamanterrible, bad
2Ottoman Turkishیامانbad, evil, wicked, malicious, malevolent, intending to do harm, characterized by spite and malice
3Azerbaijaniyamanbad; evil; difficult, hard, harsh
4Proto-TurkicyAmanbad, wicked
Every word from Proto-Turkic ēder →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish ایر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ایر →