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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
ὄασις
any one of the cities in the Libyan Desert
2
Demotic
wḥj
—
3
Egyptian
wḥꜣt
cauldron
Words derived from “Oasis”
оазис
oasi
oaza
oasistico
оаза
אָאַזע
oazowicz
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