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Where does “Ὄᾰσῐς” come from?

Ὄᾰσῐς (Ancient Greek) comes from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt — cauldron.

Ancestry of “Ὄᾰσῐς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticwḥj—
2Egyptianwḥꜣtcauldron

Words derived from “Ὄᾰσῐς”

  • oasis
  • oasislike
  • oasal
  • Oasis
  • oasis
  • oasi
  • oasistico
  • Steueroase
  • Oase
  • oaza
  • Oasis
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