Where does “মাঝ” come from?

মাঝ (Bengali) comes from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛, 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.

মাঝ (Bengali): the middle or centre; the inside

Definitions

  1. the middle or centre; the inside

Ancestry of “মাঝ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Magadhi Prakrit𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛
2Sanskritमध्यmiddle; central; centre, middle
3Proto-Indo-European*mádʰyas
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰyasmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “মাঝ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos
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