Where does “emekseverlik” come from?

emekseverlik (Crimean Tatar) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic lik-, from Proto-Indo-European l(o)yk-o-.

emekseverlik (Crimean Tatar): industriousness

Definitions

  1. industriousness

Ancestry of “emekseverlik”, step by step

emekseverlik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic lik-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slaviclik-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanl(o)yk-o-—

via Crimean Tatar emeksever

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tataremekseverhardworking, industrious
2Crimean Tatarsever—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European l(o)yk-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lik- →