Where does “ਮਨੁੱਖ” come from?

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

ਮਨੁੱਖ (Punjabi): man

Definitions

Ancestry of “ਮਨੁੱਖ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	मनुष्य	human, manly, useful or friendly to man; a man,...
2	Proto-Indo-Aryan	manuṣyás	—
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	manušyás	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	mon-	man, human being

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás →