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Where does “gospòdār” come from?

gospòdār (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “gospòdār”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgospodarь—
2Proto-Slavicgospodьlord; master
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgastipatis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstipotis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “gospòdār”

  • zagospodariti
  • gospodariti
  • gospodarstvenik
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →