Where does “приве́тствовать” come from?

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

приве́тствовать (Russian): to greet, to hail, to welcome

Definitions

  1. to greet, to hail, to welcome

Ancestry of “приве́тствовать”, step by step

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

Words derived from “приве́тствовать”

Every word from Proto-Slavic privětъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic привѣтъ →Every word from Old East Slavic привѣтъ →