Where does “vampyyri” come from?

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

vampyyri (Finnish): vampire; vampire, vampire bat

Definitions

  1. vampire; vampire, vampire bat

Ancestry of “vampyyri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvampyrvampire
2GermanVampirvampire
3Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
4Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire

Words derived from “vampyyri”

Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr →Every word from German Vampir →