Where does “ostya” come from?

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

ostya (Hungarian): wafer, waffle; host

Definitions

  1. wafer, waffle; host

Ancestry of “ostya”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ostya”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰostiyo- →Every word from Latin hostia →