Where does “पुरुष” come from?

पुरुष (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pŕ̥Hṣas, from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- — to provide; bestow, give; to grant.

पुरुष (Sanskrit): man, male, human being; person, officer,...

Definitions

  1. man, male, human being; person, officer,...

Ancestry of “पुरुष”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryan*pŕ̥Hṣas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₃-to provide; bestow, give; to grant

Words derived from “पुरुष”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pŕ̥Hṣas →