The second member of reconstructed *ghos-pot- is *pot-, a form of the PIE “master, powerful” root.
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COVERAGE LEDGER ↗EDGE / 0151compound componentprobable
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*ghos-pot-
guest-master; person embodying a reciprocal hospitality relationship
OPEN NODE 139 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European prehistory · master*pot-
master; one in control
OPEN NODE 162 ↗01
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The compound identifies a guest-master: one who controls or represents reciprocal hospitality duties.
No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.
American Heritage Indo-European Roots
probable — Both the compound and component are reconstructed; the component analysis is explicit in the published root entry.
reviewed
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Indo-European Root ghos-ti-ghos-ti- compound and poti- component
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Identifies *pot- “master” as the second member of *ghos-pot-.
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