Where does “nõid” come from?
nõid (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic noita, from Proto-Finno-Ugric nojta.
nõid (Estonian): witch; shaman; sorcerer, wizard
Definitions
- witch; shaman; sorcerer, wizard
Ancestry of “nõid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | noita | witch |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | nojta | — |