Where does “មនុស្ស” come from?

មនុស្ស (Khmer) comes from Pali manussa, from Sanskrit मनुष्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.

មនុស្ស (Khmer): human being, man, person; mankind

Definitions

  1. human being, man, person; mankind

Ancestry of “មនុស្ស”, step by step

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

Words derived from “មនុស្ស”

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