4 ms·

Aver (plural - averi) - means friend in bulgarian too (I'm bulgarian, but more commonly people would use "priatel" or "drugar")

• Sharlin 13y ago
  The words may be etymologically related. The word kaveri has two suggested etymologies; the first is that it's originally a variation of toveri (which is more formal; also means "friend", but has a leftist connotation, like "comrade"). The latter is fairly straightforward loan from the Russian товарищ (tovarištš), which is probably closely related to the Bulgarian aver. Interestingly, the ka- in kaveri may originate from the Swedish kamrat, quite clearly related to the English "comrade". The other hypothesis is that kaveri is from the Yiddish חבֿר (khaver), which is a direct loan from Hebrew.
  • malkia 13y ago
    Thanks! I forgot about tovarish (and russian was the first foreign language I've learned in school).