Where does “nõita” come from?

nõita (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic noita, from Proto-Finno-Ugric nojta.

nõita (Votic): witch; sorcerer, wizard

Definitions

  1. witch; sorcerer, wizard

Ancestry of “nõita”, step by step

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