Where does “upír” come from?

upír (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.

upír (Slovak): vampire; vampire bat

Definitions

  1. vampire; vampire bat

Ancestry of “upír”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь