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.
Ancestry of “приве́тствовать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | приве́т | hello, hi |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | привѣтъ | greeting; appeal; dictum, word; intention, will;... |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | привѣтъ | intention |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | privětъ | — |
Words derived from “приве́тствовать”