Where does “жумушчу” come from?

жумушчу (Kyrgyz) comes from Kyrgyz жумуш, from Proto-Turkic *yumuĺ — work.

жумушчу (Kyrgyz): worker

Definitions

  1. worker

Ancestry of “жумушчу”, step by step

жумушчу traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kyrgyz жумуш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzжумушwork, labour
2Proto-Turkic*yumuĺwork

via Kyrgyz чы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzчы
Every word from Proto-Turkic *yumuĺEvery word from Kyrgyz жумуш