Where does “găzdă” come from?
găzdă (Romanian) comes from Hungarian gazda, 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, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
găzdă (Romanian): host
Definitions
- host
Ancestry of “găzdă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | gazda | master; farmer; host |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gospodarь | master, lord, sovereign, archon |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | gospodь | lord; master |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gastipatis | lord, master |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstipotis | lord, master |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |