Where does “vamppi” come from?

vamppi (Finnish) comes from English vamp, from English vampire, from French vampire, from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.

vamppi (Finnish): A vamp woman

Definitions

  1. A vamp woman

Ancestry of “vamppi”, step by step

vamppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English vamp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvampThe top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole...
2EnglishvampireA mythological undead creature said to feed on...
3Frenchvampirevampire
4GermanVampirvampire
5Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
6Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire

via Finnish vammainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvammainendisabled, handicapped; disabled person,...
2Finnishvammahandicap; injury
3Proto-Norse*ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanicwammazspot, stain, blemish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

Words derived from “vamppi”

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