Where does “viaszgyertya” come from?

viaszgyertya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian viasz, from Slovene vosek, from Proto-Slavic võskъ — wax.

viaszgyertya (Hungarian): wax candle

Definitions

  1. wax candle

Ancestry of “viaszgyertya”, step by step

viaszgyertya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian viasz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianviaszwax
2Slovenevosekwax
3Proto-Slavicvõskъwax

via Hungarian gyertya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangyertyacandle; shoulder stand; spark plug
2Chuvashҫуртаcandle
3Proto-Turkic*yārtusomething split off
Every word from Proto-Slavic võskъ →Every word from Slovene vosek →Every word from Hungarian viasz →