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Where does “gospodariti” come from?

gospodariti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian gospòdār, 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.

gospodariti (Serbo-Croatian): to rule, govern

Definitions

  1. to rule, govern

Ancestry of “gospodariti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangospòdār—
2Proto-Slavicgospodarь—
3Proto-Slavicgospodьlord; master
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgastipatis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstipotis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
7Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “gospodariti”

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