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Where does “вѣдьма” come from?

вѣдьма (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic vědьma, from Proto-Slavic -ьma.

Ancestry of “вѣдьма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvědьmawitch
2Proto-Slavic-ьma—

Words derived from “вѣдьма”

  • ведьма
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьma →