Where does “gʰóstipotis” come from?

gʰóstipotis (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

gʰóstipotis (Proto-Indo-European): lord, master

Definitions

  1. lord, master

Ancestry of “gʰóstipotis”, step by step

gʰóstipotis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European pótis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
2Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
2Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “gʰóstipotis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pótis