Where does “czarownica” come from?

czarownica (Polish) comes from Polish czarować, from Proto-Slavic čarovati, from Proto-Slavic čarъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ker-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

czarownica (Polish): witch, sorceress

Definitions

  1. witch, sorceress

Ancestry of “czarownica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczarowaćto cast a spell on, to bewitch, to hex
2Proto-Slavicčarovati
3Proto-Slavicčarъmagic, sorcery
4Proto-Balto-Slavicker-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →