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Where does “gospodstvo” come from?

gospodstvo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian gospòdin, 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 — to drink.

gospodstvo (Serbo-Croatian): gentlemanhood, lordship; dominion, rule

Definitions

  1. gentlemanhood, lordship; dominion, rule

Ancestry of “gospodstvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiangospòdin—
2Old Church Slavonicгосподинъlord; master
3Proto-Slavicgospodinъ—
4Proto-Slavicgospodьlord; master
5Proto-Balto-Slavicgastipatis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstipotis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
8Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →