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
Ancestry of “ヴァンパイア”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | vampire | A mythological undead creature said to feed on... |
| 2 | French | vampire | vampire |
| 3 | German | Vampir | vampire |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | vàmpīr | vampire |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | ǫpyrь | vampire |