Where does “гостити” come from?

гостити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic gostiti, from Slovene gòst, 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.

гостити (Serbo-Croatian): to treat, entertain, regale (as a guest)

Definitions

  1. to treat, entertain, regale (as a guest)

Ancestry of “гостити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgostitito host
2Slovenegòstguest
3Proto-Slavicgȍstьguest
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgastisguest
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gastis →