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Where does “приве́тливый” come from?

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

Ancestry of “приве́тливый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianприве́тhello, hi
2Old East Slavicпривѣтъgreeting; appeal; dictum, word; intention, will;...
3Old Church Slavonicпривѣтъintention
4Proto-Slavicprivětъ—

Words derived from “приве́тливый”

  • приветливость
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