Where does “niçin” come from?
niçin (Turkish) comes from Turkish ne, from Ottoman Turkish نه, from Old Anatolian Turkish نَه, from Persian نه, from Middle Persian nwk', from Old Persian 𐎴𐎺, from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa — nine.
niçin (Turkish): why
Ancestry of “niçin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | ne | what; whatever; what, how, such |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | نه | what; neither; nor |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | نَه | — |
| 4 | Persian | نه | not; no; nine |
| 5 | Middle Persian | nwk' | — |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎴𐎺 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | Hnáwa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hnáwa | nine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁néwn̥ | nine |