Where does “香巴拉” come from?
香巴拉 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit शम्भल, from Sanskrit शम्भु, from Sanskrit शम्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱemh₂- — to toil, to exert oneself.
Ancestry of “香巴拉”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |