Where does “dhampir” come from?
dhampir (English) comes from Albanian dhampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.
dhampir (English): A half-human, half-vampire hybrid
Definitions
- A half-human, half-vampire hybrid
Ancestry of “dhampir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | dhampir | son of a vampire, half-vampire; vampire |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | vàmpīr | vampire |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ǫpyrь | vampire |