Where does “șaman” come from?
șaman (Romanian) comes from French chaman, from Russian шама́н, from Evenki шама̄н, from Chinese 沙門, from Tocharian B ṣamāne, from Pali samaṇa, from Sanskrit श्रमण, from Sanskrit श्रम.
șaman (Romanian): shaman
Definitions
- shaman
Ancestry of “șaman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chaman | shaman |
| 2 | Russian | шама́н | shaman |
| 3 | Evenki | шама̄н | — |
| 4 | Chinese | 沙門 | ascetic monk |
| 5 | Tocharian B | ṣamāne | monk |
| 6 | Pali | samaṇa | peace; tranquillity; extinguishment |
| 7 | Sanskrit | श्रमण | making effort or exertion, toiling, labouring, (esp.) following a toilsome or menial business |
| 8 | Sanskrit | श्रम | fatigue, weariness, exhaustion; exertion, labour,... |
| 9 | Sanskrit | श्रम् | class 4; to be or become weary or tired, be tired... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱremh₂- | — |