Where does “приятель” come from?
приятель (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic приꙗтель, from Proto-Slavic prijateľь, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.
приятель (Russian): friend
Ancestry of “приятель”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | приꙗтель | friend |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | prijateľь | friend |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |
Words derived from “приятель”