Where does “чародейка” come from?

чародейка (Russian) comes from Russian чароде́й, from Old East Slavic чародѣи, 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.

чародейка (Russian): sorceress; enchantress, charmer

Definitions

  1. sorceress; enchantress, charmer

Ancestry of “чародейка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчароде́йsorcerer, magician, wizard
2Old East Slavicчародѣи
3Proto-Slavicčarodějьwizard, magician, sorcerer
4Proto-Slavicdějatito do
5Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
6Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀteiEvery word from Proto-Slavic děti