Where does “içtenlikle” come from?

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

içtenlikle (Turkish): sincerely, cordially, warmly

Definitions

  1. sincerely, cordially, warmly

Ancestry of “içtenlikle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishinside, interior part of something; second-person...
2Ottoman Turkishایچinside, interior, the inner part or side of something, as opposed to the exterior
3Proto-Turkicinterior, intestines; the interior of something;...
4Ottoman Turkishهیچnothing; any
5Persianهیچtiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never
6Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭰not any
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭰