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Where does “prijátelj” come from?

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

Ancestry of “prijátelj”, step by step

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

Words derived from “prijátelj”

  • prijateljski
  • prijateljstvo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →