Where does “luokkatoveri” come from?

luokkatoveri (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.

luokkatoveri (Finnish): classmate

Definitions

  1. classmate

Ancestry of “luokkatoveri”, step by step

luokkatoveri 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 luokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluokkaclass; class, social class; grade
2Finnishluokkishaft bow
3Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabar →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarišь →