Where does “prieten” come from?
prieten (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic приꙗтель, from Proto-Slavic prijateľь, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.
prieten (Romanian): friend; boyfriend
Ancestry of “prieten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | приꙗтель | friend |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | prijateľь | friend |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |
Words derived from “prieten”