Where does “o zaman” come from?

o zaman (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.

o zaman (Turkish): then, in that case

Definitions

  1. then, in that case

Ancestry of “o zaman”, step by step

o zaman 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 o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishohe, she, it; that; The name of the Latin-script...
2Ottoman Turkishاوhouse; he, she, it; that
3Ottoman Turkishاولhe, she, it
4Arabicأَوَّلfirst
Every word from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH →Every word from Old Persian *jamānā →Every word from Persian زمان →