Where does “aylıq” come from?

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

aylıq (Crimean Tatar): month salary; monthly

Definitions

  1. month salary; monthly

Ancestry of “aylıq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tataraymonth; moon
2Proto-Turkic*āymoon
Every word from Proto-Turkic *āyEvery word from Crimean Tatar ay