Where does “vidmă” come from?

vidmă (Romanian) comes from Ukrainian відьма, from Proto-Slavic vědьma, from Proto-Slavic -ьma.

vidmă (Romanian): witch

Definitions

  1. witch

Ancestry of “vidmă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвідьмаwitch, a woman with special knowledge allowing control of supernatural powers
2Proto-Slavicvědьmawitch
3Proto-Slavic-ьma—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьma →Every word from Proto-Slavic vědьma →Every word from Ukrainian відьма →