Where does “manusia” come from?

manusia (Indonesian) comes 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): a human

Definitions

  1. a human

Ancestry of “manusia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “manusia”

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