Where does “arkadaş” come from?

arkadaş (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آرقه‌داش, from Ottoman Turkish ـداش, from Proto-Turkic *-daĺ.

arkadaş (Turkish): friend; comrade; an informal word to address a...

Definitions

  1. friend; comrade; an informal word to address a...

Ancestry of “arkadaş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآرقه‌داشcomrade, companion, person who has one's back
2Ottoman TurkishـداشNoun-forming suffix that indicates fellowship, relatedness, or togetherness
3Proto-Turkic*-daĺ—

Words derived from “arkadaş”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *-daĺ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish ـداش →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آرقه‌داش →