Where does “มนุษย์” come from?

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

มนุษย์ (Thai): human being

Definitions

  1. human being

Ancestry of “มนุษย์”, 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

Words derived from “มนุษย์”

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