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Where does “gospodin” come from?

gospodin (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old Church Slavonic господинъ, from Proto-Slavic gospodinъ, 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 “gospodin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicгосподинъlord; master
2Proto-Slavicgospodinъ—
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 “gospodin”

  • gospar
  • gospodična
  • gospodstvo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →