Many scholars argue the word “vampire” is either from the Hungarian
vampir or from the Turkish
upior, upper, upyr meaning “witch.” Other scholars argue the term derived from the Greek word “to drink” or from the Greek
nosophoros meaning “plague carrier.” It may also derive from the Serbian
Bamiiup or the Serbo-Crotian
pirati. There are many terms for “vampire” found across cultures, suggesting that vampires are embedded in human consciousness.
Interesting! I've heard the term upyr before, but never Bamiiup. Bamiiup sounds a little to nice for a vampire. ;)
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how universal the vampire, or vampire like beings are across the world cultures.
ReplyDelete@Serena...pirati made me think of pirate. Vampire pirates. lol!
ReplyDelete@Savanna...part of the collective unconscious. Definitely interesting.