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Latvian
Etymology
Apparently a back derivation from viesmīlīgs(“hospitable”), viesmīlība(“hospitality”), made into a masculine 2nd-declension noun (ending -is).
viņi sēdēja pustukšajā kafejnīcā pie galdiņa; jauns viesmīlis ātri un veikli apkalpoja ― they sat at a table in a half-empty cafe; a young waiter quickly and defty served them
ja mēs rīkotu oficiālu pieņemšanu vai lielu rautu, es, saprotams, salīgtu viesmīļus ― if we were to do an official reception or a big banquet, I, of course, would hire waiters