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Where does “मानस” come from?

मानस (Sanskrit) comes from Hindi सरोवर, from Sanskrit सरस्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sáras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sáras, from Proto-Indo-European sélos — marsh.

मानस (Sanskrit): belonging to the mind or spirit, mental,...

Definitions

  1. belonging to the mind or spirit, mental,...

Ancestry of “मानस”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसरोवरlake
2Sanskritसरस्pond, lake; pool, tank, pail of water; a large...
3Proto-Indo-Aryansáras—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansárasmarsh, water
5Proto-Indo-Europeansélosmarsh
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