Where does “” come from?

iç (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ایچ, from Proto-Turkic ič, from Ottoman Turkish هیچ, from Persian هیچ, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭰 — not any.

(Turkish): inside, interior part of something; second-person...

Definitions

  1. inside, interior part of something; second-person...

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishایچinside, interior, the inner part or side of something, as opposed to the exterior
2Proto-Turkicinterior, intestines; the interior of something;...
3Ottoman Turkishهیچnothing; any
4Persianهیچtiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never
5Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭰not any

Words derived from “

Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭰Every word from Persian هیچEvery word from Ottoman Turkish هیچ
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