Where does “vajak” come from?

vajak (Hungarian) comes from Polish wiedźmin, from Polish wiedźma, from Proto-Slavic vědьma, from Proto-Slavic -ьma.

vajak (Hungarian): nominative plural of vaj

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of vaj

Ancestry of “vajak”, step by step

vajak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wiedźmin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishwiedźminHuman that went through controlled mutation to ba able to kill monsters as mercenary
2Polishwiedźmahag, hex, witch
3Proto-Slavicvědьmawitch
4Proto-Slavic-ьma—

via Hungarian váj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianvájto hollow out, scoop; to deepen
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьma →Every word from Proto-Slavic vědьma →Every word from Polish wiedźma →