Where does “puolivampyyri” come from?

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

puolivampyyri (Finnish): dhampir

Definitions

  1. dhampir

Ancestry of “puolivampyyri”, step by step

puolivampyyri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vampyyri

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

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr →Every word from German Vampir →
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