Where does “işçi” come from?
işçi (Talysh) comes from Azerbaijani işçi, from Azerbaijani iş, from Proto-Turkic īĺč — work.
işçi (Talysh): worker
Ancestry of “işçi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijani | işçi | worker |
| 2 | Azerbaijani | iş | work; job; affair, business |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | īĺč | work |