Where does “hiçgjë” come from?

hiçgjë (Albanian) comes from Turkish hiç, from Ottoman Turkish هیچ, from Persian هیچ, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭰 — not any.

hiçgjë (Albanian): nothing, nothing at all

Definitions

  1. nothing, nothing at all

Ancestry of “hiçgjë”, step by step

hiçgjë traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish hiç

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhiçno/none; ever/never; any
2Ottoman Turkishهیچnothing; any
3Persianهیچtiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never
4Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭰not any

via Albanian gjë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangjëthing; item; cattle, livestock
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭰 →Every word from Persian هیچ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish هیچ →