Where does “прыяцель” come from?

прыяцель (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic приꙗтель, from Proto-Slavic prijateľь, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

прыяцель (Belarusian): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “прыяцель”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicприꙗтельfriend
2Proto-Slavicprijateľьfriend
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic prijateľь →Every word from Old East Slavic приꙗтель →