Where does “pidalitõbi” come from?

pidalitõbi (Estonian) comes from Estonian pidal, from Middle Low German spetāl, from Latin hospitāle, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰostipotis — to drink.

pidalitõbi (Estonian): leprosy

Definitions

  1. leprosy

Ancestry of “pidalitõbi”, step by step

pidalitõbi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian pidal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpidalleprosy; hospital
2Middle Low Germanspetāl—
3Latinhospitālea guestroom
4LatinhospitālisOf or pertaining to a host or guest
5Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
6Proto-Italichostipotishost
7Proto-Italicχostipotis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
10Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Estonian tõbi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantõbidisease
2Proto-Finnictopidisease, sickness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →