Where does “hospodar” come from?
hospodar (Polish) comes from Old East Slavic господаръ, from Old East Slavic господарь, from Proto-Slavic gospodarь, from Proto-Slavic gospodь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gastipatis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstipotis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis — to drink.
Ancestry of “hospodar”, step by step