Where does “hêç nə” come from?
hêç nə (Khalaj) comes from Khalaj nə, from Persian نه, from Middle Persian nwk', from Old Persian 𐎴𐎺, from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.
hêç nə (Khalaj): nothing, anything
Definitions
- nothing, anything
Ancestry of “hêç nə”, step by step
hêç nə traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khalaj nə
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khalaj | nə | what a, how |
| 2 | Persian | نه | not; no; nine |
| 3 | Middle Persian | nwk' | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎴𐎺 | nine |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | Hnáwa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hnáwa | nine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |
via Khalaj hêç
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khalaj | hêç | — |