Where does “Ичке́рия” come from?
Ичке́рия (Russian) comes from Kumyk ичгери, from Kumyk ич, from Proto-Turkic ič, from Ottoman Turkish هیچ, from Persian هیچ, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭰 — not any.
Ancestry of “Ичке́рия”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Kumyk | ичгери | inner |
| 2 | Kumyk | ич | inner part, interior |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ič | interior, intestines; the interior of something;... |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | هیچ | nothing; any |
| 5 | Persian | هیچ | tiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never |
| 6 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭰 | not any |
Words derived from “Ичке́рия”