Where does “バンパイア” come from?

バンパイア (Japanese) comes from English vampire, from French vampire, from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.

バンパイア (Japanese): Alternative form of ヴァンパイア

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ヴァンパイア

Ancestry of “バンパイア”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvampireA mythological undead creature said to feed on...
2Frenchvampirevampire
3GermanVampirvampire
4Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
5Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr →Every word from German Vampir →