Where does “ئىشچى” come from?

ئىشچى (Uyghur) comes from Uyghur ئىش, from Proto-Turkic īĺč — work.

ئىشچى (Uyghur): worker

Definitions

  1. worker

Ancestry of “ئىشچى”, step by step

ئىشچى traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Uyghur ئىش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurئىشwork, business, enterprise
2Proto-Turkicīĺčwork

via Uyghur ـچى

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurـچىnoun-forming suffixes; adjective-forming suffixes
2Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic īĺč →Every word from Uyghur ئىش →