From Russianшама́н(šamán), from Evenkiшаман(šamán), itself possibly from Chinese 沙門／沙门 (shāmén, “Buddhist monk”), from Tocharian (compare Tocharian Bṣamāne(“monk”)), from Paliसमन(samana), from Sanskritश्रमण(śramaṇá, “ascetic, monk, devotee”), from श्रम(śráma, “fatigue, weariness, exhaustion; labor, toil etc.”).