I think if the Latin and Persian roots are connected, it is more likely that they share a common Indo-European root - ghos-ti or ghostis.

In Russian, "ghost'" (with a soft t at the end) means "guest", so it seems this would confirm the theory?
e-kvetcher | Homepage | 10.05.06 - 5:48 pm | #

There's no question the Russian is related to the Latin/ Greek - I'm just not sure about the particular Persian word that Steinsaltz quotes.
Dave (Balashon) | Homepage | 10.08.06 - 12:06 am | #