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Where does “пријатељ” come from?

пријатељ (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic prijateľь, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

пријатељ (Serbo-Croatian): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “пријатељ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicprijateľьfriend
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

Words derived from “пријатељ”

  • пријатељица
  • непријатељ
  • пријатељски
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