Where does “czarodziejka” come from?

czarodziejka (Polish) comes from Polish czarodziej, from Proto-Slavic čarodějь, from Proto-Slavic dějati, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “czarodziejka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczarodziejwizard, magician
2Proto-Slavicčarodějьwizard, magician, sorcerer
3Proto-Slavicdějatito do
4Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
5Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic děti →