Where does “herkes” come from?

herkes (Zazaki) comes from Turkish herkes, from Ottoman Turkish هركس, from Persian هرکس, from Persian هر, from Pahlavi KRA, from Proto-Iranian hárwah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sárwas, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

herkes (Zazaki): everybody

Definitions

  1. everybody

Ancestry of “herkes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishherkeseverybody
2Ottoman Turkishهركسeverybody
3Persianهرکسanyone; anybody; everyone
4Persianهرeach; every
5PahlaviKRA—
6Proto-Iranianhárwah—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniansárwasall; entire, whole
8Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sárwas →