Where does “това́рищ” come from?
това́рищ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic товарищь, from Proto-Slavic tovarišь, from Proto-Slavic tovarъ, from Proto-Turkic *tabar.
това́рищ (Russian): comrade
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Words derived from “това́рищ”