Where does “մեջտեղ” come from?

մեջտեղ (Armenian) comes from Armenian մեջ, from Old Armenian մէջ, from Proto-Armenian meidyo-, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

մեջտեղ (Armenian): middle, midst

Definitions

  1. middle, midst

Ancestry of “մեջտեղ”, step by step

մեջտեղ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մեջ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմեջin, inside; among, amid; the inside
2Old Armenianմէջmiddle, midst; inside, interior; the middle part...
3Proto-Armenianmeidyo-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Armenian տեղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianտեղplace, location, locality, position; abundant...
2Old Armenianտեղspot, place; post; abundant rain; anything...
3Old ArmenianետղAlternative form of տեղ
4Proto-Indo-Europeansedlo-
5Proto-Indo-Europeansed-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos