Where does “blahopřát” come from?

blahopřát (Czech) comes from Czech přát, from Old Czech přieti, from Proto-Slavic prija̋ti — to please.

blahopřát (Czech): to congratulate

Definitions

  1. to congratulate

Ancestry of “blahopřát”, step by step

blahopřát traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech přát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpřátto wish; to wish, long for, hope for
2Old Czechpřietito wish
3Proto-Slavicprija̋tito please

via Czech blaho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechblahobliss, welfare, well-being
2Proto-Slavicbôlgoblessing, good, well-being

Words derived from “blahopřát”

Every word from Proto-Slavic prija̋ti →Every word from Old Czech přieti →Every word from Czech přát →