Where does “приятель” come from?

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

приятель (Ukrainian): friend; buddy, pal

Definitions

  1. friend; buddy, pal

Ancestry of “приятель”, step by step

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

Words derived from “приятель”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic prijateľь →Every word from Old East Slavic приꙗтель →