Where does “гость” come from?

гость (Russian) comes 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.

гость (Russian): guest, visitor; merchant, especially one that...

Definitions

  1. guest, visitor; merchant, especially one that...

Ancestry of “гость”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicгостьguest
2Proto-Slavicgȍstьguest
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgastisguest
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “гость”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gastis →