Where does “priateľstvo” come from?

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

priateľstvo (Slovak): friendship

Definitions

  1. friendship

Ancestry of “priateľstvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakpriateľfriend; boyfriend
2Proto-Slavicprijateľьfriend
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic prijateľь →Every word from Slovak priateľ →