Where does “aylıq” come from?

aylıq (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani ay, from Proto-Turkic *āy — moon.

aylıq (Azerbaijani): salary; monthly

Definitions

  1. salary; monthly

Ancestry of “aylıq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniaymoon; month; date
2Proto-Turkic*āymoon
Every word from Proto-Turkic *āy →Every word from Azerbaijani ay →