Where does “bir” come from?
bir (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بر, from Old Anatolian Turkish بر, from Proto-Turkic bīr — one.
bir (Turkish): a, an; some; mono
Ancestry of “bir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بر | a, an; one |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | بر | a, an; one |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | bīr | one |