Where does “มนุษยศาสตร์” come from?

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

มนุษยศาสตร์ (Thai): humanities (academic discipline)

Definitions

  1. humanities (academic discipline)

Ancestry of “มนุษยศาสตร์”, step by step

มนุษยศาสตร์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มนุษย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมนุษย—
2Sanskritमनुष्यhuman, manly, useful or friendly to man; a man,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmanuṣyás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmanušyás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-man, human being

via Thai ศาสตร์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศาสตร์science; field or branch of knowledge; -ology
2Sanskritशास्त्रshastra, scripture; science, knowledge
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśāstra—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian manušyás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan manuṣyás →