Where does “bir yana” come from?

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

bir yana (Turkish): except for, excepting, not counting

Definitions

  1. except for, excepting, not counting

Ancestry of “bir yana”, step by step

bir yana 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 yan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyanside; second-person singular imperative of yanmak
2Ottoman Turkishیانside
3Proto-Turkicyānside
Every word from Proto-Turkic bīr →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بر →