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Where does “maníṣ” come from?

maníṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian maníš, from Proto-Indo-European mon-is, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.

Ancestry of “maníṣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmaníš—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-isornament, jewel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-man, human being

Words derived from “maníṣ”

  • Manipur
  • మణి
  • మణికర్ణిక
  • मणिपूर
  • मणि
  • शिरोमणि
  • मणि
  • मणिपूर
  • manik
  • மணி
  • manek
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