Where does “Miah” come from?

Miah (English) comes from Bengali মিঞা, 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.

Miah (English): A South Asian honorific for a Muslim man

Definitions

  1. A South Asian honorific for a Muslim man

Ancestry of “Miah”, step by step

Miah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali মিঞা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BengaliমিঞাMohammedan gentleman, sir; squire; the Miya...
2Classical Persianمیان—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰyasmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Middle High German müeje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmüeje—
2Old High Germanmuohī—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →