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Where does “هیچ” come from?

هیچ (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭰 — not any.

هیچ (Persian): tiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never

Definitions

  1. tiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never

Ancestry of “هیچ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭰not any

Words derived from “هیچ”

  • hiçbir
  • hiç
  • hiçlik
  • هیچ
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