Where does “gosʹtʹa” come from?

gosʹtʹa (Karelian) comes from Russian гость, from Old East Slavic гость, from Proto-Slavic gȍstь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gastis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

gosʹtʹa (Karelian): guest

Definitions

  1. guest

Ancestry of “gosʹtʹa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгостьguest, visitor; merchant, especially one that...
2Old East Slavicгостьguest
3Proto-Slavicgȍstьguest
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgastisguest
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gastis →