Where does “manusia” come from?

manusia (Indonesian Bajau) comes from Indonesian manusia, from Malay manusia, from Sanskrit मनुष्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.

manusia (Indonesian Bajau): person, human being

Definitions

  1. person, human being

Ancestry of “manusia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmanusiaa human
2Malaymanusiahuman; a human
3Sanskritमनुष्यhuman, manly, useful or friendly to man; a man,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanmanuṣyás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmanušyás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-man, human being
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás →