Where does “Samandağ” come from?
Samandağ (Turkish) comes from Turkish saman, from English shaman, from German Schamane, from Russian шама́н, from Evenki шама̄н, from Chinese 沙門, from Tocharian B ṣamāne, from Pali samaṇa.
Ancestry of “Samandağ”, step by step
Samandağ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish saman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | saman | hay |
| 2 | English | shaman | A traditional faith healer; A member of certain... |
| 3 | German | Schamane | shaman |
| 4 | Russian | шама́н | shaman |
| 5 | Evenki | шама̄н | — |
| 6 | Chinese | 沙門 | ascetic monk |
| 7 | Tocharian B | ṣamāne | monk |
| 8 | Pali | samaṇa | peace; tranquillity; extinguishment |
| 9 | Sanskrit | श्रमण | making effort or exertion, toiling, labouring, (esp.) following a toilsome or menial business |
| 10 | Sanskrit | श्रम | fatigue, weariness, exhaustion; exertion, labour,... |
| 11 | Sanskrit | श्रम् | class 4; to be or become weary or tired, be tired... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱremh₂- | — |