Where does “woman” come from?

woman (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic omanъ, from Proto-Slavic omaniti — to bewitch.

woman (Upper Sorbian): inula, elecampane

Definitions

  1. inula, elecampane

Ancestry of “woman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicomanъelecampane
2Proto-Slavicomanitito bewitch
Every word from Proto-Slavic omaniti →Every word from Proto-Slavic omanъ →
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