čanjam, n.
soul. Also frequently misanalyzed as čanjaim (see attestation for details).
etymology:
< čana breathe + -njam
attestation:
In early Imperial times the derivation of čanjam became confused by some, and was thought to be from -aim 'product of', leading to the analogical backformation of the verb čanja 'to breathe life into'.
related: čana,
čanja,
njam
tags: Noun,
religion