Where does “manik” come from?

manik (Balinese) comes from Old Javanese [[maṇik]], [[maṇi]], from Sanskrit मणि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maníš, from Proto-Indo-European mon-is, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.

manik (Balinese): bead

Definitions

  1. bead

Ancestry of “manik”, step by step

manik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Javanese [[maṇik]], [[maṇi]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanese[[maṇik]], [[maṇi]]—
2Sanskritमणिjewel, gem, pearl; any ornament or amulet,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmaníṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmaníš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-isornament, jewel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-man, human being

via Sanskrit माणिक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमाणिक—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon-is →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maníš →