Where does “মিয়া” come from?

মিয়া (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian میان, 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 “মিয়া”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Persian	میان	—
2	Proto-Indo-Iranian	mádʰyas	middle
3	Proto-Indo-European	médʰyos	middle
4	Proto-Indo-European	medʰi-	with, among; with, along
5	Proto-Indo-European	me	in the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “মিয়া”

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