Where does “господинъ” come from?

господинъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic gospodinъ, from Proto-Slavic gospodь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gastipatis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstipotis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

господинъ (Old Church Slavonic): lord; master

Definitions

  1. lord; master

Ancestry of “господинъ”, step by step

господинъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic gospodinъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgospodinъsire, lord
2Proto-Slavicgospodьlord; master
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgastipatislord, master
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstipotislord, master
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Proto-Slavic gospodinь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgospodinь—

Words derived from “господинъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →