Where does “joukkuetoveri” come from?
joukkuetoveri (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.
joukkuetoveri (Finnish): teammate
Definitions
- teammate
Ancestry of “joukkuetoveri”, step by step
joukkuetoveri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish toveri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | toveri | comrade; companion, buddy |
| 2 | Russian | това́рищ | comrade |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | товарищь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | tovarišь | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | tovarъ | loading |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *tabar | livestock, cattle |
via Finnish joukkue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | joukkue | A team; A platoon |
| 2 | Finnish | joukko | group, cluster, band; crowd of people number of things or persons, especially a rather large and unorganized one |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | joukko | group |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jaukiją | draught animal; team of oxen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |