Where does “herkes” come from?

herkes (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish هركس, from Persian هرکس, 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.

herkes (Turkish): everybody

Definitions

  1. everybody

Ancestry of “herkes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishهركسeverybody
2Persianهرکسanyone; anybody; everyone
3Persianهرeach; every
4PahlaviKRA—
5Proto-Iranianhárwah—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniansárwasall; entire, whole
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Words derived from “herkes”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sárwas →