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Where does “työtoveri” come from?

työtoveri (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.

työtoveri (Finnish): coworker, associate, colleague, workmate

Definitions

  1. coworker, associate, colleague, workmate

Ancestry of “työtoveri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtovericomrade; companion, buddy
2Russianтова́рищcomrade
3Old East Slavicтоварищь—
4Proto-Slavictovarišь—
5Proto-Slavictovarъloading
6Proto-Turkic*tabar—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabar →