Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tovariščь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *tovarъ +‎ *-iščь. Borrowed from Turkic: Proto-Turkic *tabar (“wares, goods, livestock”) and Proto-Turkic *ẹ̄ĺ (“friend, companion, mate”).

Noun

*tovariščь m

  1. friend, comrade, companion

Declension

Declension of *tovariščь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *tovariščь *tovarišča *tovarišči
genitive *tovarišča *tovarišču *tovariščь
dative *tovarišču *tovariščema *tovariščemъ
accusative *tovariščь *tovarišča *tovariščę̇
instrumental *tovariščьmь, *tovariščemь* *tovariščema *tovarišči
locative *tovarišči *tovarišču *tovariščixъ
vocative *tovarišču *tovarišča *tovarišči

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: товарищь (tovariščĭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “това́рищ”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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