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Where does “приветливость” come from?

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

приветливость (Russian): friendliness, affability

Definitions

  1. friendliness, affability

Ancestry of “приветливость”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianприве́тливый—
2Russianприве́тhello, hi
3Old East Slavicпривѣтъgreeting; appeal; dictum, word; intention, will;...
4Old Church Slavonicпривѣтъintention
5Proto-Slavicprivětъ—
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