Where does “jolldash” come from?

jolldash (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish یولداش, from Ottoman Turkish ـداش, from Proto-Turkic *-daĺ.

jolldash (Albanian): companion

Definitions

  1. companion

Ancestry of “jolldash”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیولداشfellow traveller, one who travels together with another
2Ottoman TurkishـداشNoun-forming suffix that indicates fellowship, relatedness, or togetherness
3Proto-Turkic*-daĺ—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-daĺ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـداش →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یولداش →