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Where does “uusšamanismi” come from?

uusšamanismi (Finnish) comes from Finnish šamanismi, from English shamanism, from English shaman, from German Schamane, from Russian шама́н, from Evenki шама̄н, from Chinese 沙門, from Tocharian B ṣamāne.

uusšamanismi (Finnish): neoshamanism

Definitions

  1. neoshamanism

Ancestry of “uusšamanismi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishšamanismishamanism
2EnglishshamanismAny of a range of traditional beliefs and...
3EnglishshamanA traditional faith healer; A member of certain...
4GermanSchamaneshaman
5Russianшама́н—
6Evenkiшама̄н—
7Chinese沙門ascetic monk
8Tocharian Bṣamānemonk
9Palisamaṇapeace; tranquillity; extinguishment
10Sanskritश्रमणmaking effort or exertion, toiling, labouring, ...
11Sanskritश्रमfatigue, weariness, exhaustion; exertion, labour,...
12Sanskritश्रम्class 4; to be or become weary or tired, be tired...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱremh₂-—
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