Where does “үлэ-иис” come from?

үлэ-иис (Yakut) comes from Yakut үлэ, from Proto-Mongolic *üile — work, deed, affair.

үлэ-иис (Yakut): job; occupation

Definitions

  1. job; occupation

Ancestry of “үлэ-иис”, step by step

үлэ-иис traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yakut үлэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yakutүлэwork
2Proto-Mongolic*üilework, deed, affair

via Yakut иис

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yakutиисsewing
2Proto-Turkicīĺčwork
Every word from Proto-Mongolic *üile →Every word from Yakut үлэ →