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guest

Source:*gostьProto-Slaviccertain

English

guest

Polish

gość
ɡɔɕtɕ
Cognate· distant (Indo-European)Same source — the sound laws connect them.

In all five languages

BCS script
  • Russian
    гостьgostʹ
    ɡostʲinherited
  • Ukrainian
    гістьhistʹ
    ɦʲistʲinherited
  • Polish
    gość
    ɡɔɕtɕinherited
  • Czech
    host
    ɦostinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    gostгост
    ɡostinherited
  • English
    guest

    Distant English relative — Guest, Latin hostis and *gostь go back to one Indo-European word.

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