Where does “привет” come from?
привет (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic привѣтъ, from Old Church Slavonic привѣтъ, from Proto-Slavic privětъ.
привет (Russian): hello, hi
Ancestry of “привет”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | привѣтъ | greeting; appeal; dictum, word; intention, will;... |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | привѣтъ | intention |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | privětъ | — |
Words derived from “привет”