𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬵

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsumánās, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-ménes. By surface analysis, 𐬵𐬎 (hu, “good”) +‎ 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬵 (manah, “mind”).

Adjective

𐬵𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬵 • (humanah)

1. kind, benevolent, generous

Further reading

• Martínez García, Javier, de Vaan, Michiel (2014) Introduction to Avestan (Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages; 1)‎^[1], Brill, →ISBN