Where does “iş yoldaşı” come from?

iş yoldaşı (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani yoldaş, from Azerbaijani yol, from Proto-Turkic yōl — road.

iş yoldaşı (Azerbaijani): colleague

Definitions

  1. colleague

Ancestry of “iş yoldaşı”, step by step

iş yoldaşı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani yoldaş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniyoldaşcomrade; companion; friend; husband or wife
2Azerbaijaniyolroad, way; path
3Proto-Turkicyōlroad

via Azerbaijani iş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniişwork; job; affair, business
2Proto-Turkicīĺčwork
Every word from Proto-Turkic yōl →Every word from Azerbaijani yol →Every word from Azerbaijani yoldaş →