Where does “މިނި” come from?

މިނި (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit मनुष्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.

މިނި (Dhivehi): connected with the dead

Definitions

  1. connected with the dead

Ancestry of “މިނި”, step by step

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

Words derived from “މިނި”

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