Where does “прия́тель” come from?

прия́тель (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic приꙗтель, from Proto-Slavic prijateľь, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

прия́тель (Russian): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “прия́тель”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicприꙗтельfriend
2Proto-Slavicprijateľьfriend
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

Words derived from “прия́тель

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH-Every word from Proto-Slavic prijateľьEvery word from Old East Slavic приꙗтель
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