Where does “মধ্য” come from?
মধ্য (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit मध्य, from Proto-Indo-European *mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
মধ্য (Bengali): central, middle; interior; interim
Definitions
- central, middle; interior; interim
Ancestry of “মধ্য”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मध्य | middle; central; centre, middle |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *mádʰyas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mádʰyas | middle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
Words derived from “মধ্য”