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 — hello.
приветливость (Russian): friendliness, affability
Definitions
- friendliness, affability
Ancestry of “приветливость”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | приве́тливый | affable, neighborly, communicable, forthcoming |
| 2 | Russian | приве́т | hello, hi |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | привѣтъ | greeting; appeal; dictum, word; intention, will;... |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | привѣтъ | intention |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | privětъ | hello |