Where does “towarzysz” come from?

towarzysz (Polish) comes from Russian това́рищ, from Old East Slavic товарищь, from Proto-Slavic tovarišь, from Proto-Slavic tovarъ, from Proto-Turkic *tabar — livestock, cattle.

towarzysz (Polish): companion; comrade

Definitions

  1. companion; comrade

Ancestry of “towarzysz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтова́рищcomrade
2Old East Slavicтоварищь—
3Proto-Slavictovarišь—
4Proto-Slavictovarъloading
5Proto-Turkic*tabarlivestock, cattle

Words derived from “towarzysz”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabar →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarišь →