Where does “noita” come from?

noita (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic noita, from Proto-Finno-Ugric nojta.

noita (Finnish): A witch; Partitive plural form of nuo

Definitions

  1. A witch; Partitive plural form of nuo

Ancestry of “noita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicnoitawitch
2Proto-Finno-Ugricnojta—

Words derived from “noita”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric nojta →Every word from Proto-Finnic noita →
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