Talk:Mannus

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[edit] Origin

Mannus is probably derived from the Vedic Manushya.

Manu was the first man as per Hindu tradition and his descendants were/are called Manushya. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.2.21.152 (talk • contribs) 17:44, 12 June 2006

I'm not sure what you mean by "derived". Germanic and Indo-Aryan culture share a common origin, but I know of no actual cultural contact in the first centuries BC and AD. So rather than one being derived from the other, they may simply have evolved from the same Indoeuropean concept. --Helmold 18:46, 13 September 2006 (UTC)