Where does “manussa” come from?

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

manussa (Pali): man, human being

Definitions

  1. man, human being

Ancestry of “manussa”, 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 “manussa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon- →
manussa — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer