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

Definitions

  1. why

Ancestry of “niçin”, step by step

niçin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishnewhat; whatever; what, how, such
2Ottoman Turkishنهwhat; neither; nor
3Old Anatolian Turkishنَه—
4Persianنهnot; no; nine
5Middle Persiannwk'—
6Old Persian𐎴𐎺nine
7Proto-IranianHnáwa—
8Proto-Indo-IranianHnáwanine
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine

via Turkish için

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishiçinwith the aim of, as a result of, for; so as to,...
2Ottoman Turkishایچونfor, because of
3Old Anatolian Turkishاِیچُونْ—
4Proto-Turkic*üčünbecause of, for the sake of, for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnáwa →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hnáwa →