Where does “nonshaman” come from?
nonshaman (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.
nonshaman (English): One who is not a shaman
Ancestry of “nonshaman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | shaman | A traditional faith healer; A member of certain... |
| 2 | German | Schamane | shaman |
| 3 | Russian | шама́н | — |
| 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, ... |
| 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- | — |