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.
zaman (Turkish): time; epoch; era
Ancestry of “zaman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | زمان | — |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | زمان | — |
| 3 | Persian | زمان | time; season; epoch |
| 4 | Old Persian | *jamānā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *ǰámaHnaH | — |
Words derived from “zaman”