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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
By surface analysis, *znati + *-ařь.
Noun
*znaxařь m
- witch doctor, sangoma, shaman
Declension
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зна́ха́рь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress