Where does “приве́т” come from?

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

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-Slavicprivětъhello

Words derived from “приве́т”

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