The word oasis came into English via Latin: oasis from Ancient Greek:óasis, which in turn is a direct borrowing from Demotic Egyptian. The word for oasis in the later attested Coptic language (the descendant of Demotic Egyptian) is wahe or ouahe which means a "dwelling place. Its a abstract description of the river oasis
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The word oasis came into English via Latin: oasis from Ancient Greek: óasis, which in turn is a direct borrowing from Demotic Egyptian. The word for oasis in the later attested Coptic language (the descendant of Demotic Egyptian) is wahe or ouahe which means a "dwelling place. Its a abstract description of the river oasis