Etymology

gostilna

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Today it means: A tavern or a restaurant serving Slovene food. Full definition →

Slovene gostȋlna ← Proto-Slavic *gostь ← Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gʰóstis
  2. Proto-Slavic · derived from*gostь
  3. Slovene · derived fromgȍst“guest”
  4. Slovene · borrowed fromgostȋlna
  5. English todaygostilna

Borrowed from Slovene gostȋlna, itself derived from Slovene gȍst (“guest”), from Proto-Slavic *gostь, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*gʰóstis all →

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