Where does “вампир” come from?

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

вампир (Russian): vampire; vampire bat

Definitions

  1. vampire; vampire bat

Ancestry of “вампир”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvampirevampire
2GermanVampirvampire
3Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
4Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire

Words derived from “вампир”

Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr →Every word from German Vampir →