Where does “kesti” come from?

kesti (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish gæster, from Old Norse gestr, from Proto-Norse ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

kesti (Finnish): guest

Definitions

  1. guest

Ancestry of “kesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgæster—
2Old Norsegestrguest
3Proto-Norseᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉguest
4Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “kesti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →