Where does “джолдаш” come from?

джолдаш (Karachay-Balkar) comes from Tuvan даш, from Proto-Turkic *tiāĺ.

джолдаш (Karachay-Balkar): friend, companion

Definitions

  1. friend, companion

Ancestry of “джолдаш”, step by step

джолдаш traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tuvan даш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tuvanдашstone
2Proto-Turkic*tiāĺ—

via Karachay-Balkar джол

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Karachay-Balkarджолroad
2Proto-Turkicyōlroad
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tiāĺ →Every word from Tuvan даш →