Where does “هیچ” come from?
هیچ (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian هیچ, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭰 — not any.
هیچ (Ottoman Turkish): nothing; any
Ancestry of “هیچ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | هیچ | tiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭰 | not any |