Where does “oaza” come from?
oaza (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin oasis, from Ancient Greek ὄασις, from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt — cauldron.
oaza (Serbo-Croatian): oasis
Ancestry of “oaza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | oasis | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὄασις | — |
| 3 | Demotic | wḥj | — |
| 4 | Egyptian | wḥꜣt | cauldron |