Where does “মধ্যে” come from?
মধ্যে (Bengali) comes from Bengali মধ্য, 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.
মধ্যে (Bengali): between; in between; among
Definitions
- between; in between; among
Ancestry of “মধ্যে”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | মধ্য | central, middle; interior; interim |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मध्य | middle; central; centre, middle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *mádʰyas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mádʰyas | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |