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Where does “upír” come from?

upír (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.

upír (Czech): vampire

Definitions

  1. vampire

Ancestry of “upír”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →