Where does “Շամբալա” come from?
Շամբալա (Armenian) comes from Sanskrit शम्भल, from Sanskrit शम्भु, from Sanskrit शम्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱemh₂- — to toil, to exert oneself.
Շամբալա (Armenian): Shambhala a mythical, mystic sacred realm in Tibetan Buddhism
Definitions
- Shambhala a mythical, mystic sacred realm in Tibetan Buddhism
Ancestry of “Շամբալա”, step by step
Շամբալա traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit शम्भल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शम्भल | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शम्भु | being or existing for happiness or welfare,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शम् | to toil at, fatigue or exert one's self; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱemh₂- | to toil, to exert oneself |
via English Shambala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Shambala | A Bantu language of Tanzania |