Where does “ведьма” come from?

ведьма (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic vědьma, from Proto-Slavic -ьma.

ведьма (Russian): witch; hag, shrew, beldam, harridan, vixen; Old...

Definitions

  1. witch; hag, shrew, beldam, harridan, vixen; Old...

Ancestry of “ведьма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvědьmawitch
2Proto-Slavic-ьma—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьma →Every word from Proto-Slavic vědьma →