Where does “государственный” come from?
государственный (Russian) comes from Russian госуда́рство, from Russian госуда́рь, from Old East Slavic государь, from Old East Slavic господарь, from Proto-Slavic gospodarь, from Proto-Slavic gospodь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gastipatis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstipotis — to drink.
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