Where does “mush” come from?

mush (Angloromani) comes from Romani mursh, from Sanskrit मनुष्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.

mush (Angloromani): man

Definitions

  1. man

Ancestry of “mush”, step by step

mush traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romani mursh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanimurshAnglicized form of murś
2Sanskritमनुष्यhuman, manly, useful or friendly to man; a man,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmanuṣyás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmanušyás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-man, human being

via Romani murś

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanimurśman
2Sanskritपुरुषman, male, human being; person, officer,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryan*pŕ̥Hṣas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₃-to provide; bestow, give; to grant

Words derived from “mush”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon- →