Where does “oas” come from?

oas (Swedish) comes from Ancient Greek ὄασις, from Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian wḥꜣt — cauldron.

oas (Swedish): oasis

Definitions

  1. oasis

Ancestry of “oas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄασιςany one of the cities in the Libyan Desert
2Demoticwḥj—
3Egyptianwḥꜣtcauldron
Every word from Egyptian wḥꜣt →Every word from Demotic wḥj →Every word from Ancient Greek ὄασις →