Where does “vampier” come from?

vampier (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch vampier, from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.

vampier (Afrikaans): A vampire folkloric blood-sucking monster

Definitions

  1. A vampire folkloric blood-sucking monster

Ancestry of “vampier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvampiera vampire folkloric blood-sucking monster
2GermanVampirvampire
3Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
4Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr →Every word from German Vampir →