Where does “manus” come from?

manus (Hungarian) comes from Romani manuś, from Sanskrit मनुष्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.

manus (Hungarian): guy, man, bloke

Definitions

  1. guy, man, bloke

Ancestry of “manus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “manus”

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