Where does “मनुष्य” come from?
मनुष्य (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyás, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.
मनुष्य (Sanskrit): human, manly, useful or friendly to man; a man,...
Definitions
- human, manly, useful or friendly to man; a man,...
Ancestry of “मनुष्य”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | manuṣyás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | manušyás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mon- | man, human being |
Words derived from “मनुष्य”