Where does “huonetoveri” come from?

huonetoveri (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.

huonetoveri (Finnish): roommate someone with whom one shares a room, as in a dorm

Definitions

  1. roommate someone with whom one shares a room, as in a dorm

Ancestry of “huonetoveri”, step by step

huonetoveri 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 huone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
2Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabarEvery word from Proto-Slavic tovarъEvery word from Proto-Slavic tovarišь
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