Where does “vampir” come from?

vampir (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish وامپیر, from French vampire, from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr, from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь — vampire.

vampir (Turkish): vampire

Definitions

  1. vampire

Ancestry of “vampir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishوامپیرvampire, a mythological creature said to feed on blood
2Frenchvampirevampire
3GermanVampirvampire
4Serbo-Croatianvàmpīrvampire
5Proto-Slavicǫpyrьvampire
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫpyrь →Every word from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr →Every word from German Vampir →
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