Where does “bir an” come from?

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

bir an (Turkish): for a moment, momentarily

Definitions

  1. for a moment, momentarily

Ancestry of “bir an”, step by step

bir an 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 an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishanmoment; second-person singular imperative of...
2Ottoman Turkishآنmoment
3Arabicآنtime; to come, to near
Every word from Proto-Turkic bīr →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بر →