English

gostilna

Gostilna comes from Slovene gostȋlna ‘tavern, inn, gostilna’, from gȍst ‘guest’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰóstis‘guest’reconstructed
Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*gostь‘guest’reconstructed
Slovenemoderngȍst‘guest’
Slovene, derivedmoderngostȋlna‘tavern, inn, gostilna’
Englishtodaygostilna

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰóstis‘guest’reconstructed
Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*gostь‘guest’reconstructed
Slovenemoderngȍst‘guest’
Slovene, derivedmoderngostȋlna‘tavern, inn, gostilna’
Englishtodaygostilna

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *gʰes- ‘to eat’

hostile, hostility, 6 more

through Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis ‘guest’

guest, host, xenon, xenia, 8 more

Today it means

noun A tavern or a restaurant serving Slovene food.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis / gostilna

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