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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgospodinъ—
2Proto-Slavicgospodьlord; master
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgastipatis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstipotis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →