Where does “työtoveruus” come from?

työtoveruus (Finnish) comes from Finnish työtoveri, 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.

työtoveruus (Finnish): the quality of being coworkers or workmates

Definitions

  1. the quality of being coworkers or workmates

Ancestry of “työtoveruus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyötovericoworker, associate, colleague, workmate
2Finnishtovericomrade; companion, buddy
3Russianтова́рищcomrade
4Old East Slavicтоварищь—
5Proto-Slavictovarišь—
6Proto-Slavictovarъloading
7Proto-Turkic*tabarlivestock, cattle
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabar →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarišь →
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