*ădaĺ

friend, companion

Proto-Turkic: *ădaĺ
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Proto-Altaic: *ădV
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: друг, товарищ
Turkic: *ădaĺ
Mongolian: *adali
Tungus-Manchu: *ada-
Comments: VEWT 5, EDT 72. A hypothesis about *adaĺ < (compound) at-daĺ with 'name' as the first component is impossible (in that case we would expect *ataĺ and 'namesake' as the earliest meaning). The form attaš is attested since MTurk.
Old Turkic: adaš (OUygh. - Buddh., Man.)
Karakhanid: aδaš (MK, KB), ajaš (IM)
Yakut: atas
Kirghiz: ajaš