köken: Uncertain. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian *bruxtia (compare Catalan bruixa, Portuguese bruxa, Occitan bruèissa), from Proto-Celtic *brixtā (“spell, magic”) (compare Old Irish bricht (“charm”), Old Breton brith (“magic”)). It could instead be akin to a different Celtic word such as Old Irish Brigit (literally “high, exalted”).
aile: ajo de bruja, brujería, brujita, caza de brujas, correo de las brujas, embrujar, garza bruja, Noche de Brujas
witch (sorceress) · witch (term of abuse for a woman)
çekim: çoğul heksen
eş: toverheks, toverkol
köken: From Middle Dutch hexe (15th c.), borrowed from Late Middle High German hecse. Displaced native Middle Dutch hagetisse. Both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *hagatussjā.
witch (person who uses magic) · witch, hag (an older, and stereotypically unsightly, woman who uses magic) · a person, such as a sage or shaman, with perceived supernatural powers
çekim: çoğul noidat · tamlayan noidan
köken: From Proto-Finnic *noita (“shaman”) (compare Estonian nõid), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *nojta (compare Northern Sami noaidi (“shaman”)).
köken: Attested since circa 1750. Uncertain. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian *bruxtia (compare Portuguese, Mirandese, Aragonese, and Asturian bruxa; Spanish bruja; Catalan bruixa and Occitan bruèissa), from Proto-Celtic *brixtā (“spell, magic”) (compare Old Irish bricht (“charm”), Old Breton brith (“magic”))
aile: bruxaria, bruxedo
eu sen ser pieira, nen pensare en sé-lo, nen meiga nen bruxa, nen cousa do demo
Etimoloji
Inherited from Old East Slavic вѣдьма (vědĭma), from Proto-Slavic *vědьma.