Word Origin Summary

Manuš is attested in Vlax Romani. Follow the ancestry chain below to trace where this term came from and how it branched into later descendants.

Ancestry Chain

1. 𑀫𑀡𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲Sauraseni Prakritinherited from
2. *mon-Proto-Indo-Europeaninherited from
3. *manušyásProto-Indo-Iranianinherited from
4. manuśRomanianinherited from
5. 𑀫𑀦𑀼𑀰Ashokan Prakritinherited from
6. *manuṣyásProto-Indo-Aryaninherited from
7. मनुष्यSanskritinherited from

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