Where does “isovampyyri” come from?

isovampyyri (Finnish) comes from Finnish vampyyri, from Swedish vampyr, from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.

isovampyyri (Finnish): spectral bat, "Vampyrum spectrum"

Definitions

  1. spectral bat, "Vampyrum spectrum"

Ancestry of “isovampyyri”, step by step

isovampyyri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vampyyri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvampyyrivampire; vampire, vampire bat
2Swedishvampyrvampire
3GermanVampirvampire
4Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
5Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr →Every word from German Vampir →