Where does “ведьбеште” come from?

ведьбеште (Erzya) comes from Erzya ведь — water.

ведьбеште (Erzya): water caltrop

Definitions

  1. water caltrop

Ancestry of “ведьбеште”, step by step

ведьбеште traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya ведь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaведьwater

via Erzya пеште

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaпештеnut
Every word from Erzya ведь