Where does “yaman” come from?

yaman (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یامان, from Azerbaijani yaman, from Proto-Turkic yAman — bad, wicked.

yaman (Turkish): terrible, bad

Definitions

  1. terrible, bad

Ancestry of “yaman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیامانbad, evil, wicked, malicious, malevolent, intending to do harm, characterized by spite and malice
2Azerbaijaniyamanbad; evil; difficult, hard, harsh
3Proto-TurkicyAmanbad, wicked

Words derived from “yaman”

Every word from Proto-Turkic yAman →Every word from Azerbaijani yaman →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یامان →