Competing Tungusic-internal and Buddhist Central Asian ancestry theories prevent a secure deeper promotion.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
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šamān
Evenki ritual or spiritual specialist
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / boundaryBeyond secure reconstruction · before Evenki šamān · shaman deep boundaryUNKNOWN
The ultimate ancestry of the Evenki word is disputed.
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The path stops at Evenki while the wider-origin debate remains visible.
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SET-U editorial boundary · Peter Zieme
boundary — A formal resemblance to Sanskrit śramaṇa and its Central Asian descendants is not treated as a proven ancestor of Evenki šamān.
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A Note on the Word “Shaman” in Old Turkicpp. 137–139 — competing theories and missing direct evidence
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Explains why the Sanskrit or Central Asian comparison is not a secure promoted ancestor.
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