Where does “Oasis” come from?

Oasis (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὄασις, from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt — cauldron.

Ancestry of “Oasis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄασιςany one of the cities in the Libyan Desert
2Demoticwḥj—
3Egyptianwḥꜣtcauldron

Words derived from “Oasis”

Every word from Egyptian wḥꜣt →Every word from Demotic wḥj →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄασις →