Where does “هرچه” come from?

هرچه (Persian) comes 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.

هرچه (Persian): whatever

Definitions

  1. whatever

Ancestry of “هرچه”, step by step

هرچه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian هر

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

via Persian چه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچهbecause; what?; Suffix which forms the diminutive
2Middle Persian𐭰𐭩what; because
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sárwas →