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

human being, man, person; mankind

Ancestry of “មនុស្ស”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Pali	manussa	man, human being
2	Sanskrit	मनुष्य	human, manly, useful or friendly to man; a man,...
3	Proto-Indo-Aryan	manuṣyás	—
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	manušyás	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	mon-	man, human being

Words derived from “មនុស្ស”

មនុស្សពេញវ័យ
មនុស្សកុហក
មនុស្សគ្រាស
មនុស្សភរ
សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស

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