Where does “zaman” come from?

zaman (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish زمان, from Old Anatolian Turkish زمان, from Persian زمان, from Old Persian *jamānā, from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH — time, occasion.

zaman (Turkish): time; epoch; era

Definitions

  1. time; epoch; era

Ancestry of “zaman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزمانtime
2Old Anatolian Turkishزمان—
3Persianزمانtime; season; epoch
4Old Persian*jamānātime
5Proto-Iranian*ǰámaHnaHtime, occasion

Words derived from “zaman”

Every word from Proto-Iranian *ǰámaHnaH →Every word from Old Persian *jamānā →Every word from Persian زمان →