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Where does “iç” 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.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “iç”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishایچ—
2Proto-Turkicičinterior, intestines; the interior of something;...
3Ottoman Turkishهیچnothing; any
4Persianهیچtiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never
5Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭰not any

Words derived from “iç”

  • içli köfte
  • içli
  • içlik
  • iç çamaşırı
  • içyüz
  • niçin
  • için
  • içermek
  • իշլի քյուֆթա
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