Where does “ھېچ” come from?

ھېچ (Uyghur) comes from Persian هیچ, from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭰 — not any.

ھېچ (Uyghur): any

Definitions

  1. any

Ancestry of “ھېچ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianهیچtiny, insignificant, inconsiderable; no; never
2Middle Persian𐭠𐭩𐭰not any
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭩𐭰 →Every word from Persian هیچ →