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
- sorceress; enchantress, charmer
Ancestry of “чародейка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | чароде́й | sorcerer, magician, wizard |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | чародѣи | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čarodějь | wizard, magician, sorcerer |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dějati | to do |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | děti | to do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass... |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dḗˀtei | to put, to place; to do |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |