Where does “viaszgyertya” come from?
viaszgyertya (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian viasz, from Slovene vosek, from Proto-Slavic võskъ.
viaszgyertya (Hungarian): wax candle
Ancestry of “viaszgyertya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | viasz | wax |
| 2 | Slovene | vosek | wax |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | võskъ | — |