Where does “vampiră” come from?

vampiră (Romanian) comes from French vampire, from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.

vampiră (Romanian): A vampiress

Definitions

  1. A vampiress

Ancestry of “vampiră”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvampirevampire
2GermanVampirvampire
3Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
4Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr →Every word from German Vampir →