Where does “ഓസ്തി” come from?

ഓസ്തി (Malayalam) comes from Portuguese hóstia, from Latin hostia, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰostiyo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

ഓസ്തി (Malayalam): hostie, host; sacramental wafer

Definitions

  1. hostie, host; sacramental wafer

Ancestry of “ഓസ്തി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesehóstiahost consecrated bread
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 →