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Where does “приве́т” come from?

приве́т (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic привѣтъ, from Old Church Slavonic привѣтъ, from Proto-Slavic privětъ.

приве́т (Russian): hello, hi

Definitions

  1. hello, hi

Ancestry of “приве́т”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпривѣтъgreeting; appeal; dictum, word; intention, will;...
2Old Church Slavonicпривѣтъintention
3Proto-Slavicprivětъ—

Words derived from “приве́т”

  • privet
  • приветик
  • պրիվետ
Every word from Proto-Slavic privětъ →