Where does “господарити” come from?
господарити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian госпо̀да̄р, 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.
господарити (Serbo-Croatian): to rule, govern
Definitions
- to rule, govern
Ancestry of “господарити”, step by step
господарити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian госпо̀да̄р
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | госпо̀да̄р | master, lord |
| 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 |
via Ukrainian господа́р
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | господа́р | owner, proprietor |
| 2 | Ukrainian | -́ство | Suffix added to nouns and adjectives to create an abstract noun, corresponding to English -ness, -hood, -dom |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьstvo | Deadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition... |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -istwas | — |