Where does “joldaš” come from?

joldaš (Karaim) comes from Proto-Indo-European das-, from Translingual da, from English deca-, from French déca-, from Latin decās, from Ancient Greek δεκάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts — sound, voice.

joldaš (Karaim): comrade, friend

Definitions

  1. comrade, friend

Ancestry of “joldaš”, step by step

joldaš traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European das-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandas-
2Translingualda
3Englishdeca-Greek number...
4Frenchdéca-deca-
5Latindecāsa decade (period of ten years)
6Ancient Greekδεκάςthe number ten; a group of ten, decade
7Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
8Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
9Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
10Hungarianönyou
11Hungarianön-self-
12Turkishönfront
13Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
14Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

via Proto-Turkic jol-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicjol-to tear out, pick out, pluck
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖnEvery word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ςEvery word from English deca-
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