Where does “मानस” come from?

मानस (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit मानस, from Hindi सरोवर, from Sanskrit सरस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sáras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáras, from Proto-Indo-European sélos — marsh.

मानस (Hindi): Alternative spelling of मानुस; mental; spiritual

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of मानुस; mental; spiritual

Ancestry of “मानस”, step by step

मानस traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मानस

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमानसbelonging to the mind or spirit, mental,...
2Hindiसरोवरlake
3Sanskritसरस्pond, lake; pool, tank, pail of water; a large...
4Proto-Indo-Aryansáras—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniansárasmarsh, water
6Proto-Indo-Europeansélosmarsh

via Sanskrit मनुष्य

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 “मानस”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sélos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáras →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan sáras →