Where does “var” come from?
var (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish وار, from Old Anatolian Turkish وار, from Proto-Turkic bār — there is/are, there exist; there is, there are.
var (Turkish): there is, there are; it exists; Expressing...
Definitions
- there is, there are; it exists; Expressing...
Ancestry of “var”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | وار | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | وار | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | bār | there is/are, there exist; there is, there are |