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

  1. there is, there are; it exists; Expressing...

Ancestry of “var”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishوارexistent; there is
2Old Anatolian Turkishوارexistential copula; existent, there is
3Proto-Turkicbārthere is/are, there exist; there is, there are

Words derived from “var”

Every word from Proto-Turkic bār →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish وار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish وار →