Where does “гуслі” come from?

гуслі (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic гоусли, from Proto-Slavic gǫsli, from Proto-Slavic gǫsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gaustei, from Proto-Indo-European gowh₂-dʰh₁-y-óti, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

гуслі (Ukrainian): gusli a type of Slavic harp

Definitions

  1. gusli a type of Slavic harp

Ancestry of “гуслі”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicгоусли—
2Proto-Slavicgǫsligusle, gusli
3Proto-Slavicgǫstito make a sound, hum, sing; to weep, wail, howl;...
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgaustei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangowh₂-dʰh₁-y-óti—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gowh₂-dʰh₁-y-óti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gaustei →