Where does “माणूस” come from?
माणूस (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi ?????, from Maharastri Prakrit ??????, from Sanskrit मनुष्य, from Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.
माणूस (Marathi): human being; man
Definitions
- human being; man
Ancestry of “माणूस”, step by step
माणूस traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Marathi ?????
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Marathi | ????? | human, person; man |
| 2 | Maharastri Prakrit | ?????? | human being; man |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मनुष्य | human, manly, useful or friendly to man; a man,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | manuṣyás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | manušyás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mon- | man, human being |
via Old Marathi ?????
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Marathi | ????? | — |