Where does “privet” come from?
Privet comes from Russian привет (privét), meaning "greeting" or "salute," though its ultimate origin remains uncertain.
privet (English): Any of various shrubs and small trees in the...
Definitions
- Any of various shrubs and small trees in the...
Ancestry of “privet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | приве́т | hello, hi |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | привѣтъ | greeting; appeal; dictum, word; intention, will;... |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | привѣтъ | intention |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | privětъ | — |