Where does “yaman” come from?
yaman (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یامان, from Azerbaijani yaman, from Proto-Turkic yAman.
yaman (Turkish): terrible, bad
Ancestry of “yaman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | یامان | — |
| 2 | Azerbaijani | yaman | bad; evil; difficult, hard, harsh |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | yAman | — |
Words derived from “yaman”