товарищ

Russian

noun+
Definitions
  • comrade, friend (male or female)
  • mate, companion, pal (male or female)
  • colleague, assistant (male or female)
  • classmate, fellow student (male or female)
  • A word used to address compatriots, fellow citizens (male or female) in the Soviet era.

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic товарищь inherited from Proto-Slavic *tovarišь, *tovarъ + Proto-Slavic *-iščь.

Origin

Proto-Slavic

*-iščь

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