{"id":20214,"date":"2020-11-25T21:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T21:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=20214"},"modified":"2020-11-25T21:00:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T21:00:32","slug":"thankfully-charismatic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=20214","title":{"rendered":"Thankfully Charismatic"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do the words thank you<\/strong> and charisma<\/strong> have in common?<\/p>\n

Well, charisma<\/strong> (personal charm or magnetism) comes from the Ancient Greek \u03c7\u1fb0\u0301\u03c1\u1fd0\u03c3\u03bc\u1fb0<\/em> (kh\u00e1risma – grace, favour, gift), from \u03c7\u1fb0\u03c1\u1fd0\u0301\u03b6\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9<\/em> (khar\u00edzomai – I show favor), from \u03c7\u1fb0\u0301\u03c1\u1fd0\u03c2<\/em> (kh\u00e1ris – grace), from \u03c7\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03c9<\/em> (kha\u00edr\u014d – I am happy) [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

The Greek word for thank you, \u03b5\u03c5\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ce<\/strong> (efcharist\u00f3), comes from the same root, via \u03b5\u1f50\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u1ff6<\/em> (eukharist\u00f4), a contracted form of \u03b5\u1f50\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c9<\/em> (eukharist\u00e9\u014d – to bestow a favour on, oblige; to be grateful, thankful; to thank, give thanks), from \u03b5\u1f50\u03c7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/em> (eukh\u00e1ristos – grateful, thankful; pleasant, agreeable), from \u03b5\u1f50-<\/em> (eu – good), \u03c7\u1fb0\u0301\u03c1\u1fd0\u03c2<\/em> (kh\u00e1ris – grace) & -\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/em> (-tos) [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

The word Eucharist<\/strong> also comes from the same root, via the Middle English eukarist<\/em>, from Old French, from the Ecclesiastical Latin eucharistia<\/em> [source<\/a>], as does the name Charis. In Greek mythology Charis was one of the Graces or Charites (\u03a7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2), goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility, and wife of Hephaestus (\u1f2d\u03c6\u03b1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2), the god of blacksmiths, metalworking, carpenters, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metallurgy, fire [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

I decided to look into the origins of the charisma today because one of the YouTube channels I found recently is called The Charismatic Voice<\/a>. Through this this channel I’ve discovered various singers and groups, including some who sing in languages other than English. As I enjoy listening to and singing songs in a variety of languages, this is great for me.<\/p>\n

Here’s an example of a Mongolian song:<\/p>\n