Where does “wiedźmin” come from?

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

wiedźmin (Polish): Human that went through controlled mutation to ba able to kill monsters as mercenary

Definitions

  1. Human that went through controlled mutation to ba able to kill monsters as mercenary

Ancestry of “wiedźmin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwiedźmahag, hex, witch
2Proto-Slavicvědьmawitch
3Proto-Slavic-ьma—

Words derived from “wiedźmin”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьma →Every word from Proto-Slavic vědьma →Every word from Polish wiedźma →