Where does “మనుష్యుడు” come from?

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

మనుష్యుడు (Telugu): A man, a human being

Definitions

  1. A man, a human being

Ancestry of “మనుష్యుడు”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमनुष्यhuman, manly, useful or friendly to man; a man,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanmanuṣyás—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmanušyás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-man, human being
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon- →