Where does “मध्य अमेरिका” come from?
मध्य अमेरिका (Hindi) comes from Hindi अमेरिका, from English America, from Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Ancestry of “मध्य अमेरिका”, step by step
मध्य अमेरिका traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi अमेरिका
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | अमेरिका | America |
| 2 | English | America | — |
| 3 | Latin | America | — |
| 4 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
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 |