Where does “lapsuudentoveri” come from?

lapsuudentoveri (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.

lapsuudentoveri (Finnish): childhood friend

Definitions

  1. childhood friend

Ancestry of “lapsuudentoveri”, step by step

lapsuudentoveri 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 lapsuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsuuschildhood
2Finnishlapsichild
3Proto-Finniclapcichild
4Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabar →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarišь →