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

  1. central, middle; interior; interim

Ancestry of “মধ্য”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमध्यmiddle; central; centre, middle
2Proto-Indo-European*mádʰyas—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰyasmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “মধ্য”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →