Where does “meydança” come from?

meydança (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani meydan, from Arabic مَيْدَان, from Old Persian *madyānaʰ, from Proto-Iranian *madyānah, from Proto-Iranian *mádyah, from Proto-Indo-European *mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

meydança (Azerbaijani): area, ground

Definitions

  1. area, ground

Ancestry of “meydança”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanimeydansquare
2Arabicمَيْدَانfield, arena, open tract
3Old Persian*madyānaʰ
4Proto-Iranian*madyānah
5Proto-Iranian*mádyahmiddle
6Proto-Indo-European*mádʰyas
7Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰyasmiddle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos