Where does “هیچ‌جا” come from?

هیچ‌جا (Persian) comes from Persian جا, from Middle Persian gyʾg, from Proto-Iranian Hwah-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

هیچ‌جا (Persian): nowhere

Definitions

  1. nowhere

Ancestry of “هیچ‌جا”, step by step

هیچ‌جا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian جا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianجاplace; space; location
2Middle Persiangyʾgplace
3Proto-IranianHwah-to dwell, remain
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwas-to dwell, inhabit; to stay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

via Persian هیچ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهیچtiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭰not any
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hwas- →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hwah- →