Where does “gusli” come from?
gusli (Finnish) comes from Russian гу́сли, from Old East Slavic гоусли, from Proto-Slavic gǫsli, from Proto-Slavic gǫsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gaustei, from Proto-Indo-European gowh₂-dʰh₁-y-óti, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...
Ancestry of “gusli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | гу́сли | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | гоусли | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | gǫsli | gusle, gusli |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | gǫsti | to make a sound, hum, sing; to weep, wail, howl;... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gaustei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gowh₂-dʰh₁-y-óti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gewH- | to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry... |