Where does “ведьгата” come from?

ведьгата (Moksha) comes from Moksha ведь, from Proto-Uralic wete — water.

ведьгата (Moksha): muskrat

Definitions

  1. muskrat

Ancestry of “ведьгата”, step by step

ведьгата traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Moksha ведь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokshaведьwater
2Proto-Uralicwetewater

via Moksha ката

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokshaкатаcat
Every word from Proto-Uralic weteEvery word from Moksha ведь