Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/mon-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Noun

*mon-

man, human being

Descendants

Balto-Slavic:
- Slavic: *mǫžь (< *mon-g-yo-s) (see there for further descendants)
Germanic: *mann- (see there for further descendants)
Indo-Iranian: *manušyás
- Indo-Aryan: *manuṣyás
  - Sanskrit: मनुष्य (manuṣyá) (see there for further descendants), मनु (mánu)
- Iranian: *manuš-
  - Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬱‎ (manuš)

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