Where does “oasis” come from?

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

oasis (Latin): The Great Oasis of Thebes, a string of oases in the Libyan Desert where the Roman Empire would send its criminals, the location of the modern Dakhla Oasis and Kharga Oasis

Definitions

  1. The Great Oasis of Thebes, a string of oases in the Libyan Desert where the Roman Empire would send its criminals, the location of the modern Dakhla Oasis and Kharga Oasis

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 →