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Where does “māṇava” come from?

māṇava (Pali) comes from Sanskrit मानव — human, human being; man, male; mankind, humanity.

māṇava (Pali): young man

Definitions

  1. young man

Ancestry of “māṇava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमानवhuman, human being; man, male; mankind, humanity
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