Where does “priateľ” come from?

priateľ (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic prijateľь, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

priateľ (Slovak): friend; boyfriend

Definitions

  1. friend; boyfriend

Ancestry of “priateľ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “priateľ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic prijateľь →