Where does “hostia” come from?

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

hostia (Polish): host; communion wafer

Definitions

  1. host; communion wafer

Ancestry of “hostia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhostiasacrifice, offering; victim, sacrificial animal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰostiyo-—
3Proto-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 →