Where does “oase” come from?

oase (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt — cauldron.

oase (Norwegian Bokmål): an oasis

Definitions

  1. an oasis

Ancestry of “oase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Demoticwḥj—
2Egyptianwḥꜣtcauldron
Every word from Egyptian wḥꜣt →Every word from Demotic wḥj →