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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tovarъ

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

Borrowed from Turkic, from Proto-Turkic *tabar. Compare Turkish davar (cattle, livestock). Note also Middle Armenian տաւար (tawar, cattle), a Turkic borrowing.

Noun

*tovarъ f

  1. commodity, goods, wares

Inflection

Derived terms

noun

Descendants

Further reading

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