Where does “মানুহ” come from?

মানুহ (Assamese) comes from Old Assamese মানুষ, from Sanskrit मनुष्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.

মানুহ (Assamese): human, person; people

Definitions

  1. human, person; people

Ancestry of “মানুহ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “মানুহ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás →