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Where does “přietel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “přietel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicprijateľьfriend
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →