Where does “maidan” come from?
maidan (English) comes from Hindi मैदान, from Classical Persian مَیْدَان, from Arabic مَيْدَان, from Old Persian *madyānaʰ, from Proto-Iranian *madyānah, from Proto-Iranian *mádyah, from Proto-Indo-European *mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰyas — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
maidan (English): A marketplace or other open space in or by a city...
Definitions
- A marketplace or other open space in or by a city...
Ancestry of “maidan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | मैदान | park, lawn; field, court |
| 2 | Classical Persian | مَیْدَان | — |
| 3 | Arabic | مَيْدَان | field, arena, open tract |
| 4 | Old Persian | *madyānaʰ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *madyānah | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *mádyah | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *mádʰyas | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mádʰyas | middle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |