Where does “hiç” come from?
hiç (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish هیچ, from Persian هیچ, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭰 — not any.
hiç (Turkish): no/none; ever/never; any
Ancestry of “hiç”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | هیچ | nothing; any |
| 2 | Persian | هیچ | tiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭰 | not any |