Where does “elämäntoveri” come from?

elämäntoveri (Finnish) comes from Finnish toveri, from Russian това́рищ, from Old East Slavic товарищь, from Proto-Slavic tovarišь, from Proto-Slavic tovarъ, from Proto-Turkic *tabar — livestock, cattle.

elämäntoveri (Finnish): partner, companion, soulmate, chiefly of animals mate

Definitions

  1. partner, companion, soulmate, chiefly of animals mate

Ancestry of “elämäntoveri”, step by step

elämäntoveri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish toveri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtovericomrade; companion, buddy
2Russianтова́рищcomrade
3Old East Slavicтоварищь—
4Proto-Slavictovarišь—
5Proto-Slavictovarъloading
6Proto-Turkic*tabarlivestock, cattle

via Finnish elämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelämälife; Agent participle of elää
2Estonianelamato live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabar →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarišь →