Where does “هیچ‌کدام” come from?

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

هیچ‌کدام (Persian): neither, none

Definitions

  1. neither, none

Ancestry of “هیچ‌کدام”, step by step

هیچ‌کدام traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian هیچ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهیچtiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭰not any

via Persian کدام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکدامwhich
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭰 →Every word from Persian هیچ →