Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gospoda

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

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Etymology

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From *gospodь (lord) +‎ *-a (collective suffix), akin to Latin hospitālis (hospitable).

Noun

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*gospodà f[1]

  1. dominion, sovereignty, property
  2. (by specialization) hostel, tavern, inn
    Synonym: *gosti(lь)nica

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “gospoda gospody”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b herskab (PR 135)

Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “господа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gospoda”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 58