the meaning 'related'. The name is indeed etymologically close to the Sanskrit priya and the Avestan frya ('own, dear, beloved'), all ultimately descending from the Proto-Indo-European stem *priH-o-, denoting 'one's own, beloved'. The Proto-Germanic verb *frijonan ('to love'), as well as the nouns *frijondz ('friend') and *frijadwo ('friendship, peace'), are also related.

An -a suffix has