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Where does “sprzyjać” come from?

sprzyjać (Polish) comes from Old Polish przyjać, from Proto-Slavic prijati, from Proto-Indo-European priH-e-h₂-(ye)-, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

sprzyjać (Polish): to favour, to show beneficence toward

Definitions

  1. to favour, to show beneficence toward

Ancestry of “sprzyjać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishprzyjać—
2Proto-Slavicprijatito please; to favor
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriH-e-h₂-(ye)-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
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