Where does “työtoverukset” come from?

työtoverukset (Finnish) comes from Finnish toverukset, 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.

työtoverukset (Finnish): work buddies

Definitions

  1. work buddies

Ancestry of “työtoverukset”, step by step

työtoverukset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish toverukset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtoveruksetSynonym of kaverukset
2Finnishtovericomrade; companion, buddy
3Russianтова́рищcomrade
4Old East Slavicтоварищь—
5Proto-Slavictovarišь—
6Proto-Slavictovarъloading
7Proto-Turkic*tabarlivestock, cattle

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabar →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarišь →