Where does “əsgərlik” come from?

əsgərlik (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani əsgər, from Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ, from Arabic عَسْكَر, from Persian لشکر, from Middle Persian lškl, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrákšati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lékseti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- — to protect.

əsgərlik (Azerbaijani): military service

Definitions

  1. military service

Ancestry of “əsgərlik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniəsgərsoldier
2Arabicعَسْكَرِيّsoldier
3Arabicعَسْكَرtroops; army; soldiers, army
4Persianلشکرarmy; division
5Middle Persianlšklarmy
6Proto-Indo-IranianHrákšatito protect, guard
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂léksetito be protecting
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lékseti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrákšati →
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