Where does “гость” come from?
гость (Old East Slavic) comes 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.
Ancestry of “гость”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | gȍstь | guest |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gastis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |