Where does “nápolyi ostya” come from?

nápolyi ostya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ostya, from Latin hostia, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰostiyo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

nápolyi ostya (Hungarian): Neapolitan wafer

Definitions

  1. Neapolitan wafer

Ancestry of “nápolyi ostya”, step by step

nápolyi ostya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ostya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianostyawafer, waffle; host
2Latinhostiasacrifice, offering; victim, sacrificial animal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰostiyo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

via Hungarian nápolyi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungariannápolyiNeapolitan pertaining to Naples
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰostiyo- →Every word from Latin hostia →