Where does “işsizlik” come from?

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

işsizlik (Turkish): unemployment, joblessness

Definitions

  1. unemployment, joblessness

Ancestry of “işsizlik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishişsizunemployed, jobless
2Turkishişwork, task, deed; job, employment; matter,...
3Ottoman Turkishایشwork
4Proto-Turkicīĺčwork
Every word from Proto-Turkic īĺč →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ایش →Every word from Turkish iş →