Where does “arada bir” come from?

arada bir (Turkish) comes from Turkish bir, from Ottoman Turkish بر, from Old Anatolian Turkish بر, from Proto-Turkic bīr — one.

arada bir (Turkish): sometimes, from time to time, now and then

Definitions

  1. sometimes, from time to time, now and then

Ancestry of “arada bir”, step by step

arada bir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish bir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbira, an; some; mono
2Ottoman Turkishبرa, an; one
3Old Anatolian Turkishبرa, an; one
4Proto-Turkicbīrone

via Turkish ara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkisharaintermediate area; interim; breather
2Turkisharamakto seek, to look for, to search; to phone, to...
3Ottoman Turkishآرامقto seek
4Proto-Turkic*ārka-Oghuz to search
Every word from Proto-Turkic bīr →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بر →