Where does “iş” come from?

iş (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish ایش, from Proto-Turkic īĺč — work.

iş (Turkish): work, task, deed; job, employment; matter,...

Definitions

  1. work, task, deed; job, employment; matter,...

Ancestry of “iş”, step by step

iş traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish ایش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishایشwork
2Proto-Turkicīĺčwork

via Ottoman Turkish ایس

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishایسsoot, lampblack, particles of amorphous carbon and tar produced by the incomplete combustion of coal
2Proto-Turkic*ï̄ĺ(č)—

Words derived from “iş”

Every word from Proto-Turkic īĺč →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ایش →
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