Where does “ич” come from?
ич (Kumyk) comes from Proto-Turkic ič, from Ottoman Turkish هیچ, from Persian هیچ, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭰 — not any.
ич (Kumyk): inner part, interior
Ancestry of “ич”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | ič | interior, intestines; the interior of something;... |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | هیچ | nothing; any |
| 3 | Persian | هیچ | tiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭰 | not any |