Where does “эш хакы” come from?

эш хакы (Tatar) comes from Tatar эш, from Proto-Turkic īĺč — work.

эш хакы (Tatar): salary

Definitions

  1. salary

Ancestry of “эш хакы”, step by step

эш хакы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tatar эш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tatarэшwork
2Proto-Turkicīĺčwork

via Tatar хак

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tatarхак
Every word from Proto-Turkic īĺčEvery word from Tatar эш