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Where does “gušt” come from?

gušt (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian gusto, from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic gustus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

gušt (Serbo-Croatian): pleasure; taste

Definitions

  1. pleasure; taste

Ancestry of “gušt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangustotaste; taste, flavour; gusto, enjoyment, relish
2Latingustustaste
3Proto-Italicgustustaste
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
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