Where does “هركس” come from?

هركس (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian هرکس, from Persian هر, from Pahlavi KRA, from Proto-Iranian hárwah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sárwas, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

هركس (Ottoman Turkish): everybody

Definitions

  1. everybody

Ancestry of “هركس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهرکسanyone; anybody; everyone
2Persianهرeach; every
3PahlaviKRA—
4Proto-Iranianhárwah—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniansárwasall; entire, whole
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Words derived from “هركس”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sárwas →