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Where does “приятельство” come from?

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

приятельство (Russian): casual friendship, acquaintanceship, amicable...

Definitions

  1. casual friendship, acquaintanceship, amicable...

Ancestry of “приятельство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianприя́тельfriend
2Old East Slavicприꙗтельfriend
3Proto-Slavicprijateľьfriend
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
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