Where does “মানুষ” come from?
মানুষ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit मनुष्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.
মানুষ (Bengali): person, human; adult human; man
Definitions
- person, human; adult human; man
Ancestry of “মানুষ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | मनुष्य | human, manly, useful or friendly to man; a man,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | manuṣyás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | manušyás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mon- | man, human being |