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 wḥꜣtEvery word from Demotic wḥjEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄασις