Where does “əmək haqqı” come from?

əmək haqqı (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani haqq, from Arabic حَقّ — truth, correctness, rightness; equity; truth;...

əmək haqqı (Azerbaijani): remuneration

Definitions

  1. remuneration

Ancestry of “əmək haqqı”, step by step

əmək haqqı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani haqq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanihaqqtruth, right; fee, payment, fare
2Arabicحَقّtruth, correctness, rightness; equity; truth;...

via Azerbaijani əmək

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniəməklabour, work
2Proto-Turkic*emgekbother, worry, pains
Every word from Arabic حَقّEvery word from Azerbaijani haqq