Where does “içyüz” come from?

içyüz (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.

içyüz (Turkish): lowdown

Definitions

  1. lowdown

Ancestry of “içyüz”, step by step

içyüz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish

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

via Turkish yüz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyüzhundred; face; lining
2Ottoman Turkishیوزhundred; face
3Old Anatolian Turkishیوزhundred, a numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine
4Proto-Turkicyǖzhundred
5Proto-Turkicyǖŕhundred; face
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭰Every word from Persian هیچEvery word from Ottoman Turkish هیچ