Where does “ヴァンパイア” come from?

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

ヴァンパイア (Japanese): vampire

Definitions

  1. vampire

Ancestry of “ヴァンパイア”, 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 →