Where does “hiçbir” come from?

hiçbir (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish هیچ بر, from Ottoman Turkish بر, from Old Anatolian Turkish بر, from Proto-Turkic bīr — one.

hiçbir (Turkish): no, none; any

Definitions

  1. no, none; any

Ancestry of “hiçbir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishهیچ برno, none
2Ottoman Turkishبرa, an; one
3Old Anatolian Turkishبرa, an; one
4Proto-Turkicbīrone
Every word from Proto-Turkic bīr →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بر →