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Where does “??????” come from?

?????? (Maharastri Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit मनुष्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.

?????? (Maharastri Prakrit): human being; man

Definitions

  1. human being; man

Ancestry of “??????”, step by step

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

Words derived from “??????”

  • माणूस
  • ?????
  • ?????
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