Where does “bir zamanlar” come from?

bir zamanlar (Turkish) comes from Turkish zaman, from Ottoman Turkish زمان, from Old Anatolian Turkish زمان, from Persian زمان, from Old Persian *jamānā, from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH — time, occasion.

bir zamanlar (Turkish): in the past, once

Definitions

  1. in the past, once

Ancestry of “bir zamanlar”, step by step

bir zamanlar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish zaman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishzamantime; epoch; era
2Ottoman Turkishزمانtime
3Old Anatolian Turkishزمان—
4Persianزمانtime; season; epoch
5Old Persian*jamānātime
6Proto-Iranian*ǰámaHnaHtime, occasion

via Turkish bir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbira, an; some; mono
2Ottoman Turkishبرa, an; one
3Old Anatolian Turkishبرa, an; one
4Proto-Turkicbīrone
Every word from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH →Every word from Old Persian *jamānā →Every word from Persian زمان →