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devamanussā

masc nom pl of devamanussā (noun); masc voc pl of devamanussā (noun)

1. gods and human beings; deities and men

Built from

• deva — root · god, celestial being
  From PIE *dyeu- (sky, brightness). Related to Latin deus, English divine, and Sanskrit deva. Originally meant shining or heavenly.
• manussā — root · human being, mortal
  From PIE *men- (mind, think) via Sanskrit manuṣya. Cognate with Latin mens (mind) and English mental. Humans as thinking beings.

Analysis. deva + manussā, a dvandva (copulative) compound: deva 'god' + manussā 'human being'; the two terms together denote the pair of celestial and terrestrial beings, a stock phrase in canonical cosmology.

Etymology. deva from PIE *dyeu- 'sky, shine' (Sanskrit deva, Latin deus, English divine); manussā from PIE *men- 'mind, think' (Sanskrit manuṣya 'human' via *manu- 'thinking being', Latin mens, English mind).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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