Where does “товарка” come from?

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

товарка (Russian): female comrade, friend

Definitions

  1. female comrade, friend

Ancestry of “товарка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтова́рищcomrade
2Old East Slavicтоварищь—
3Proto-Slavictovarišь—
4Proto-Slavictovarъloading
5Proto-Turkic*tabarlivestock, cattle
Every word from Proto-Turkic *tabar →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tovarišь →