Where does “prietenesc” come from?

prietenesc (Romanian) comes from Romanian prieten, from Old Church Slavonic приꙗтель, from Proto-Slavic prijateľь, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

prietenesc (Romanian): friendly

Definitions

  1. friendly

Ancestry of “prietenesc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianprietenfriend; boyfriend
2Old Church Slavonicприꙗтельfriend
3Proto-Slavicprijateľьfriend
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

Words derived from “prietenesc”

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