Where does “manuṣyás” come from?
manuṣyás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.
Ancestry of “manuṣyás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | manušyás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mon- | man, human being |
Words derived from “manuṣyás”