Where does “еңбекқор” come from?

еңбекқор (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh қор, from Persian خوار, from Middle Persian hw'l.

еңбекқор (Kazakh): hardworking, industrious

Definitions

  1. hardworking, industrious

Ancestry of “еңбекқор”, step by step

еңбекқор traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қор

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқорhumiliated, offended
2Persianخوارeasy; mean, abject; present stem form of خواردن
3Middle Persianhw'l—

via Kazakh еңбек

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhеңбекwork
2Proto-Turkic*emgekbother, worry, pains
Every word from Middle Persian hw'l →Every word from Persian خوار →Every word from Kazakh қор →