Where does “ມະນຸດ” come from?

ມະນຸດ (Lao) 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.

ມະນຸດ (Lao): human being, person

Definitions

  1. human being, person

Ancestry of “ມະນຸດ”, 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
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