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

  1. human, manly, useful or friendly to man; a man,...

Ancestry of “मनुष्य”, step by step

मनुष्य traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanmanuṣyás—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmanušyás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-man, human being

via Proto-Indo-European man-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via Proto-Indo-Iranian *manušíyas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*manušíyas—

Words derived from “मनुष्य”

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