oaza

Polish

noun

Definitions

oasis (spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert)
oasis (quiet, peaceful place or situation)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Oase derived from Latin Oasis derived from Ancient Greek Ὄασις derived from Demotic wḥj derived from Egyptian wḥꜣt (oasis, cauldron, Oasis, basin).

Origin

Egyptian

wḥꜣt

Gloss

oasis, cauldron, Oasis, basin

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

oasis English
Oasis Latin
Oase German
Steueroase German
oasi Italian
oasis Spanish, Castilian
Ὄασις Ancient Greek
oase Norwegian Bokmål
oase Norwegian Nynorsk
وَاحَة Arabic
wḥꜣt Egyptian
wḥꜣt, G43-V28-G1-X1:N25 Egyptian
ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ Coptic
ⲟⲩⲁϩⲓ Coptic
wḥj Demotic