Where does “эч ким” come from?

эч ким (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz ким, from Proto-Turkic kem — who.

эч ким (Kyrgyz): nobody, no one

Definitions

  1. nobody, no one

Ancestry of “эч ким”, step by step

эч ким traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz ким

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzкимwho
2Proto-Turkickemwho

via Kyrgyz fa-cls:هیچ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzfa-cls:هیچ—
Every word from Proto-Turkic kem →Every word from Kyrgyz ким →