Where does “işlək” come from?

işlək (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani işləmək, from Azerbaijani -lə, from Azerbaijani ilə, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.

işlək (Azerbaijani): industrious, hardworking

Definitions

  1. industrious, hardworking

Ancestry of “işlək”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniişləməkto work, to perform labour
2Azerbaijani-ləSuffix appended to nouns to derive verbs with...
3Azerbaijaniiləwith
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Azerbaijani -lə →Every word from Azerbaijani ilə →