Where does “*priHás” come from?

*priHás (Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

Ancestry of “*priHás”, step by step

*priHás traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European priHós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via Proto-Indo-European priH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriH-dear

Words derived from “*priHás”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →