Where does “ведьбача” come from?

ведьбача (Erzya) comes from Erzya ведь — water.

ведьбача (Erzya): mink

Definitions

  1. mink

Ancestry of “ведьбача”, step by step

ведьбача traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya ведь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaведьwater

via Erzya пача

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaпачаmarten
Every word from Erzya ведь