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 — livestock, cattle.

това́рищ (Russian): comrade

Definitions

  1. comrade

Ancestry of “това́рищ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “това́рищ”

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