Where does “přítel” come from?

přítel (Czech) comes from Old Czech přietel, from Proto-Slavic prijateľь, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

přítel (Czech): friend; boyfriend, lover

Definitions

  1. friend; boyfriend, lover

Ancestry of “přítel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechpřietelfriend
2Proto-Slavicprijateľьfriend
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

Words derived from “přítel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic prijateľь →Every word from Old Czech přietel →