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Where does “шама́н” come from?

шама́н (Russian) comes from Evenki шама̄н, from Chinese 沙門, from Tocharian B ṣamāne, from Pali samaṇa, from Sanskrit श्रमण, from Sanskrit श्रम, from Sanskrit श्रम्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱremh₂-.

Ancestry of “шама́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Evenkiшама̄н—
2Chinese沙門ascetic monk
3Tocharian Bṣamānemonk
4Palisamaṇapeace; tranquillity; extinguishment
5Sanskritश्रमणmaking effort or exertion, toiling, labouring, ...
6Sanskritश्रमfatigue, weariness, exhaustion; exertion, labour,...
7Sanskritश्रम्class 4; to be or become weary or tired, be tired...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱremh₂-—

Words derived from “шама́н”

  • shaman
  • shamanic
  • shamanism
  • shamanistic
  • shamanist
  • neoshamanism
  • shamaness
  • shamanize
  • shamanlike
  • nonshaman
  • shamanhood
  • nonshamanic
  • shamanry
  • shamanistically
  • nonshamanistic
  • neoshaman
  • shamanesque
  • techno-shamanic
  • techno-shamanism
  • technoshamanistic
  • technoshaman
  • shamanly
  • neoshamanistic
  • chamánico
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