Where does “prietenie” come from?
prietenie (Romanian) comes from Romanian prieten, from Old Church Slavonic приꙗтель, from Proto-Slavic prijateľь, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.
prietenie (Romanian): friendship
Ancestry of “prietenie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | prieten | friend; boyfriend |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | приꙗтель | friend |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | prijateľь | friend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |