Where does “মাঝিয়া” come from?
মাঝিয়া (Bengali) comes from Bengali মাঝ, 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.
Ancestry of “মাঝিয়া”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | মাঝ | the middle or centre; the inside |
| 2 | Magadhi Prakrit | 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मध्य | middle; central; centre, middle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *mádʰyas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mádʰyas | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |