Where does “гостевой” come from?
гостевой (Russian) comes from Russian гость, from Old East Slavic гость, 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.
гостевой (Russian): guest
Ancestry of “гостевой”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | гость | guest, visitor; merchant, especially one that... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | гость | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | gȍstь | guest |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gastis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |