Where does “ostyán” come from?

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

ostyán (Hungarian): superessive singular of ostya

Definitions

  1. superessive singular of ostya

Ancestry of “ostyán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianostyawafer, waffle; host
2Latinhostiasacrifice, offering; victim, sacrificial animal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰostiyo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰostiyo- →Every word from Latin hostia →