Where does “ಪುರುಷ” come from?

ಪುರುಷ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit पुरुष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pŕ̥Hṣas, from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- — to provide; bestow, give; to grant.

ಪುರುಷ (Kannada): a man

Definitions

  1. a man

Ancestry of “ಪುರುಷ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुरुषman, male, human being; person, officer,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryan*pŕ̥Hṣas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₃-to provide; bestow, give; to grant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pŕ̥Hṣas →Every word from Sanskrit पुरुष →