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

Definitions

  1. friend; boyfriend

Ancestry of “prieten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicприꙗтельfriend
2Proto-Slavicprijateľьfriend
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

Words derived from “prieten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic prijateľь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic приꙗтель →