Where does “відьма” come from?

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

відьма (Ukrainian): witch, a woman with special knowledge allowing control of supernatural powers

Definitions

  1. witch, a woman with special knowledge allowing control of supernatural powers

Ancestry of “відьма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvědьmawitch
2Proto-Slavic-ьma—

Words derived from “відьма”

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