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Where does “is” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “is”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishایشwork
2Proto-Turkicīĺčwork

Words derived from “is”

  • işlememek
  • işlev
  • işlek
  • işçi
  • işsiz
  • işsizlik
  • işle
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