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).

    Noun

    *tovarъ f

    1. commodity, goods, wares

    Inflection

    Declension of *tovarъ (hard o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *tovarъ *tovara *tovari
    genitive *tovara *tovaru *tovarъ
    dative *tovaru *tovaroma *tovaromъ
    accusative *tovarъ *tovara *tovary
    instrumental *tovarъmь, *tovaromь* *tovaroma *tovary
    locative *tovarě *tovaru *tovarěxъ
    vocative *tovare *tovara *tovari

    * -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

    Derived terms

    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