Where does “toveri” come from?

toveri (Finnish) comes from Russian това́рищ, from Old East Slavic товарищь, from Proto-Slavic tovarišь, from Proto-Slavic tovarъ, from Proto-Turkic *tabar — livestock, cattle.

toveri (Finnish): comrade; companion, buddy

Definitions

  1. comrade; companion, buddy

Ancestry of “toveri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтова́рищcomrade
2Old East Slavicтоварищь—
3Proto-Slavictovarišь—
4Proto-Slavictovarъloading
5Proto-Turkic*tabarlivestock, cattle

Words derived from “toveri”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabar →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarišь →