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Where does “薩滿” come from?

薩滿 (Chinese) comes from Manchu ᠰᠠᠮᠠᠨ, from Proto-Tungusic samān — shaman.

薩滿 (Chinese): shaman

Definitions

  1. shaman

Ancestry of “薩滿”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manchuᠰᠠᠮᠠᠨshaman
2Proto-Tungusicsamānshaman
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