Where does “эмгек” come from?

эмгек (Southern Altai) comes from Proto-Turkic *emgek — bother, worry, pains.

эмгек (Southern Altai): work, labours

Definitions

  1. work, labours

Ancestry of “эмгек”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*emgekbother, worry, pains
Every word from Proto-Turkic *emgek