Where does “nice” come from?

nice (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish نیچه, from Proto-Turkic nēče, from Proto-Turkic nē- — what; interrogative archetype.

nice (Turkish): many; how

Definitions

  1. many; how

Ancestry of “nice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishنیچهhow; how many
2Proto-Turkicnēčehow many
3Proto-Turkicnē-what; interrogative archetype

Words derived from “nice”

Every word from Proto-Turkic nē- →Every word from Proto-Turkic nēče →Every word from Ottoman Turkish نیچه →