Where does “Gostovec” come from?

Gostovec (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian gost, 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.

Ancestry of “Gostovec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangostguest
2Proto-Slavicgȍstьguest
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgastisguest
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
5Proto-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 →