Where does “приятельница” come from?

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

приятельница (Russian): female friend, acquaintance

Definitions

  1. female friend, acquaintance

Ancestry of “приятельница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianприя́тельfriend
2Old East Slavicприꙗтельfriend
3Proto-Slavicprijateľьfriend
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic prijateľь →Every word from Old East Slavic приꙗтель →
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