Where does “भूमध्य रेखा” come from?
भूमध्य रेखा (Hindi) comes from Hindi मध्य, 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.
भूमध्य रेखा (Hindi): equator
Definitions
- equator
Ancestry of “भूमध्य रेखा”, step by step
भूमध्य रेखा traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi मध्य
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | मध्य | middle; central, in the middle of; center/centre,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मध्य | middle; central; centre, middle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *mádʰyas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mádʰyas | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |