Where does “میان” come from?

میان (Classical Persian) comes 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 “میان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰyasmiddle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “میان”

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