Where does “fədakarlıq” come from?

fədakarlıq (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani fədakar, from Azerbaijani -kar, from Classical Persian ـکار.

fədakarlıq (Azerbaijani): selflessness, dedication, disregard of self

Definitions

  1. selflessness, dedication, disregard of self

Ancestry of “fədakarlıq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanifədakarselfless, dedicated, disregarding of self
2Azerbaijani-karSuffix appended to nouns and adjectives to derive...
3Classical Persianـکار—
Every word from Classical Persian ـکار →Every word from Azerbaijani -kar →Every word from Azerbaijani fədakar →