Where does “Vampir” come from?
Vampir (German) comes from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.
Vampir (German): vampire
Ancestry of “Vampir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | vàmpīr | vampire |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ǫpyrь | vampire |
Words derived from “Vampir”