Linguistic Archaeology: Origin of the Witch

Witches
1. heks
2. magjistare
3. t’enik’wayi
4. sahira
5. Kakhard
6. Cadu
7. Jādukarī
8. Sorgina
9. Viedźma
10. Veštice
11. veshtitsa
12. hcone m
13. Bruixa
14. Witch
15. Wūpó
16. Brucia
17. Vještica
18. Čarodějnice
19. Sorĉistino (esperanto)
20. Nõid
21. Bruha
22. Noita
23. Sorcière
24. Bruxa
25. jadokari
26. Hexe
27. Mágissa
28. Ḍākaṇa
29. Sòsyè
30. Mayya
31. Kukala
32. M* (hebrew)
33. daayan
34. Dab
35. Boszorkány
36. Norn
37. Amoosu
38. Penyihir
39. Cailleach
40. Strega
41. Majo
42. Māṭagāti
43. Sïqırşı
44. abathmob
45. Umurozi
46. manyeo
47. sıykırçı ayal
48. aem mod
49. pythonissam
50. Ragana
51. Hex
52. Vešterka
53. mpamosavy
54. mantravādi
55. Saħħara
56. Makutu
57. Cēṭakīṇa
58. Shulam
59. Bōksī
60. Mfiti
61. *A* (Odia)
62. C* (Pashto)
63. J* (Persian)
64. Czarownica
65. Ḍaiṇa
66. Vrăjitoare
67. koldun'ya
68. Fafine
69. Bana-bhuidseach
70. Muroyi
71. *AEN (Sindhi)
72. māyākāriya
73. Čarovnica
74. Saaxirad
75. Moloi
76. Bruja
77. Dukun
78. Mchawi
79. Häxa
80. Çodugar
81. Cūṉiyakkāri
82. S*XEPHE (Tartar)
83. Mantragatte
84. Mæ̀md
85. Cadı
86. Jadygöý
87. Vidʹma
88. CAD*DEP
89. Jodugar
90. Phù thủy
91. Gwrach
92. Hekse
93. Mthakathi
94. mekhasheyfe
95. Ajẹ
96. Umthakathi


Popularity of Use
A          %         E           %           I           %             O           %          U             %
69       72%     31         32%      45         47%        28        29%       22          23%

B          %         C           %           D           %             F           %          G             %
9         9%        18         18%       22         23%        4           4%        11          11%

H          %         J           %           K           %             L           %          M             %
24        25%     10         10%     18          18%         6            6%      25            26%

N          %         P           %           Q           %             R           %          S             %
22        23%    5             5%        1          1%            33        34%     26            27%

T          %         V           %           W           %             X           %          Y             %
22        23%    10          10%       6            6%          7          7%         17          17%

Z          %
3           3%


Popularity of Use
72% A:
47% I, A: *A* (Odia),
34% R, I, A:
32% E, R, I, A:
29% O, E, R, I, A:
27% S, O, E, R, I, A:
26% M, S, O, E, R, I, A: M* (Hebrew),
25% H, M, S, O, E, R, I, A: Sahhara, Sahira,
23% U, D, N, T, H, M, S, O, E, R, I, A: Maemd, *AEN (Sindhi), Daina,
        Aem mod, Norn, Noita, Noid, Amoosu,
18% K, C, U, D, N, T, H, M, S, O, E, R, I, A: Umthakathi, Mthakathi,
        Hekse, Cadi, Dukun, Cetakina, Makutu, C* (Pashto), Dakana,
        Sorciere, Sorĉistino (esperanto), Hcone m, Cadu, Kakhard,
        Heks,
17% Y, K, C, U, D, N, T, H, M, S, O, E, R, I, A: Mayakariya, Muroyi,
        Pythonissam, Manyeo, Penyihir, Daayan, Mayya, Sosye,
        T'enik'wayi,
11% G, Y, K, C, U, D, N, T, H, M, S, O, E, R, I, A: Mantragatte,
        S*XEPHE (Tartar), Cuniyakkari, Codugar, Ragana, Matagati,
        Strega, Magissa, Sorgina,
10% J, V, G, Y, K, C, U, D, N, T, H, M, S, O, E, R, I, A: Aje, Jodugar,
        Vid'ma, Jadygoy, Carovnica, Vrajitoare, J* (Persian),
       Mantravadi, Vesterka, Majo, Jadokari, Carodejnice, Vjestica,
       Veshtitsa, Vestice, Jadukari, Magjistare,
9% B, J, V, G, Y, K, C, U, D, N, T, H, M, S, O, E, R, I, A: Bruja,
       Bana-bhuidseach, Boksi, Abathmob, Dab, Bruha, Brucia,
7% X, B, J, V, G, Y, K, C, U, D, N, T, H, M, S, O, E, R, I, A: Haxa,
       Saaxirad, Hex, Hexe, Bruxa, Bruixa,
6% L, W, X, B, J, V, G, Y, K, C, U, D, N, T, H, M, S, O, E, R, I, A:
      Gwrach, Mchawi, Moloi, Koldun'ya, Shulam, Sıykırçı ayal,
      Cailleach, Kukala, Witch,
5% P, L, W, X, B, J, V, G, Y, K, C, U, D, N, T, H, M, S, O, E, R, I, A:
       Phu thuy, CAD*DEP (Yiddish), Mpamosavy, Wupo,
4% F, P, L, W, X, B, J, V, G, Y, K, C, U, D, N, T, H, M, S, O, E, R, I, A:
       Mekhasheyfe, Fafine, Mfiti,
3% Z, F, P, L, W, X, B, J, V, G, Y, K, C, U, D, N, T, H, M, S, O, E, R, I, A:
       Czarownica, Umurozi, Boszorkany, Viedzma,
1% Q, Z, F, P, L, W, X, B, J, V, G, Y, K, C, U, D, N, T, H, M, S, O, E, R, I, A:
       Siqirsi,

Conclusion: The earliest is at 47% with *A* (Odia) in India, followed by 26% M* (Hebrew).
At 25% Sahhara, Sahira, are the first Identifiable witches...
Maltan and Arabian. Oddly enough there is a story in the Arabic tales One thousand and one Nights about a merchant who sails with his two brothers only to encounter a woman on a beach whom he takes as his wife. The brothers throw them overboard but she can swim and is revealed to have red hair (a definative celtic genetic marker). If her name is Sahira, she is probably encountered on the island of Malta which is very near to Tunisia.

There are significant population peaks in Witches at 18% and 10%.


1% The last Witch is Siqirsi (Kazakh) which is phonetically similar to Circe (Daughter of Helios). Considered by Christians to be a terrible witch. She is knowlegable in potions, herbs and charms, and armed with a Polymorph Wand/Staff used to turn people into animals. So lets say this marks the arrival of christianity amongst the Kazakh (19th century) - involving conversion of the Islamic population.