Where does “matkatoveri” come from?

matkatoveri (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.

matkatoveri (Finnish): fellow traveler, traveling companion, travel companion

Definitions

  1. fellow traveler, traveling companion, travel companion

Ancestry of “matkatoveri”, step by step

matkatoveri 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 matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
2Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
3Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabar →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarišь →