Where does “मनुष्य” come from?

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

मनुष्य (Marathi): human being; a man

Definitions

  1. human being; a man

Ancestry of “मनुष्य”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon-
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