Where does “hiçlik” come from?
hiçlik (Turkish) comes from Turkish hiç, from Ottoman Turkish هیچ, from Persian هیچ, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭰 — not any.
hiçlik (Turkish): nothingness
Ancestry of “hiçlik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | hiç | no/none; ever/never; any |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | هیچ | nothing; any |
| 3 | Persian | هیچ | tiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭠𐭩𐭰 | not any |