Where does “špital” come from?
špital (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German spitāl, from Middle High German spitāl, from Old High German hospitāl, from Latin hospitāle, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.
špital (Serbo-Croatian): hospital
Ancestry of “špital”, step by step