Where does “yoldaş” come from?

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

yoldaş (Turkish): fellow traveller; comrade, companion; comrade;...

Definitions

  1. fellow traveller; comrade, companion; comrade;...

Ancestry of “yoldaş”, 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 →