köken: Uncertain. Possibly from Iberian/Celtiberian *bruxtia (compare Catalan bruixa, Portuguese bruxa, Occitan bruèissa), from Proto-Celtic *brixtā (“spell, magic”) (compare Old Irish bricht (“charm”), Old Breton brith (“magic”)). It could instead be akin to a different Celtic word such as Old Irish Brigit (literally “high, exalted”).
aile: ajo de bruja, brujería, brujita, caza de brujas, correo de las brujas, embrujar, garza bruja, Noche de Brujas
köken: Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic влъхвъ (vlŭxvŭ), from Old Church Slavonic влъснѫти (vlŭsnǫti, “to stutter”), referring to the trances the priests used in their ceremonies.
köken: Ultimately from Middle Chinese 博士 (pak dzri^X, “master; person with a particular skill”), a Kulturwort which happened to spread to many languages of Asia, see more there.
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shaman; priest of Korean shamanism, the indigenous religion of the country · female shaman
köken: Sino-Korean word from 巫堂, from 巫 (“shaman”) + 堂 (“hall”). First attested in the Eoje naehun, (御製內訓 / 어제내훈), 1475 , as Middle Korean 무〯다ᇰ〮 (Yale: mwǔtáng).
köken: Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸𑀅 (uajjhāa), 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀸𑀅 (ujjhāa), from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya, “teacher [of the Vedas]”). Notably borrowed into Middle Chinese 和尚 (MC hwa|hwaH dzyang|dzyangH, “high priest, head monk”). Doublet of उपाध्याय (upādhyāy) and ख़्वाजा (xvājā).
Borrowed from Russian шама́н (šamán), from Evenki шаман (şaman), itself possibly from Chinese 沙門 /沙门 (shāmén, “Buddhist monk”), from Tocharian (compare Tocharian B ṣamāne (“monk”)), from Pali samaṇa, from Sanskrit श्रमण (śramaṇá, “ascetic, monk, devotee”), from श्रम (śráma, “fatigue, weariness, exhaustion; labor, toil etc.”).