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

Definitions

  1. no/none; ever/never; any

Ancestry of “hiç”, step by step

hiç traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish هیچ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishهیچnothing; any
2Persianهیچtiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never
3Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭰not any

via Armenian խիճ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխիճcrushed stone, road metal
2Old Armenianխիճsmall stone, pebble, gravel

Words derived from “hiç”

Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭰 →Every word from Persian هیچ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish هیچ →