Where does “прывітаць” come from?

прывітаць (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian пры-, from Proto-Slavic pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

прывітаць (Belarusian): to greet, to hail, to salute

Definitions

  1. to greet, to hail, to salute

Ancestry of “прывітаць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianпры-arrival
2Proto-Slavicprinext to, by, at; with; to
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpreiat, with
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei →
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