Where does “musafirlik” come from?

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

musafirlik (Crimean Tatar): visit

Definitions

  1. visit

Ancestry of “musafirlik”, step by step

musafirlik 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 musafir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Crimean Tatarmusafirguest
2Arabicمُسافِرtraveller
Every word from Proto-Indo-European l(o)yk-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lik- →