Etymology. According to one etymology, Proto-Germanic *man-n-is derived from a Proto-Indo-European root *man-, *mon-or *men-(see Sanskrit/Avestan manu-, Slavic mǫž "man, male"). The Slavic forms (Russian muzh "man, male" etc.) are derived from a suffixed stem *man-gyo-.[citation needed]In Hindu mythology, Manu is the name of the traditional progenitor of humankind who …