Where does “noid” come from?

noid (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic noita, from Proto-Finno-Ugric nojta.

noid (Veps): sorcerer, wizard, witch; fairy

Definitions

  1. sorcerer, wizard, witch; fairy

Ancestry of “noid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicnoitawitch
2Proto-Finno-Ugricnojta—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric nojta →Every word from Proto-Finnic noita →