Where does “ghioldaș” come from?

ghioldaș (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish یولداش, from Ottoman Turkish ـداش, from Proto-Turkic *-daĺ.

ghioldaș (Romanian): comrade

Definitions

  1. comrade

Ancestry of “ghioldaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیولداشfellow traveller, one who travels together with another
2Ottoman TurkishـداشNoun-forming suffix that indicates fellowship, relatedness, or togetherness
3Proto-Turkic*-daĺ—
Every word from Proto-Turkic *-daĺ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـداش →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یولداش →