Where does “upírka” come from?

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

upírka (Czech): vampiress

Definitions

  1. vampiress

Ancestry of “upírka”, step by step

upírka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech upír

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechupírvampire
2Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire

via Czech ká

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechkáThe name of the Latin-script letter K; regrets
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →Every word from Czech upír →