Where does “neoshaman” come from?
neoshaman (English) comes from English shaman, from German Schamane, from Russian шама́н, from Evenki шама̄н, from Chinese 沙門, from Tocharian B ṣamāne, from Pali samaṇa, from Sanskrit श्रमण.
neoshaman (English): A follower of neoshamanism
Definitions
- A follower of neoshamanism
Ancestry of “neoshaman”, step by step
neoshaman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shaman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shaman | A traditional faith healer; A member of certain... |
| 2 | German | Schamane | shaman |
| 3 | Russian | шама́н | shaman |
| 4 | Evenki | шама̄н | — |
| 5 | Chinese | 沙門 | ascetic monk |
| 6 | Tocharian B | ṣamāne | monk |
| 7 | Pali | samaṇa | peace; tranquillity; extinguishment |
| 8 | Sanskrit | श्रमण | making effort or exertion, toiling, labouring, (esp.) following a toilsome or menial business |
| 9 | Sanskrit | श्रम | fatigue, weariness, exhaustion; exertion, labour,... |
| 10 | Sanskrit | श्रम् | class 4; to be or become weary or tired, be tired... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱremh₂- | — |
via English Neo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Neo | An optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets |
| 2 | English | neo- | new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 4 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 5 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 7 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 9 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |