Where does “मध्यवर्ग” come from?
मध्यवर्ग (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.
मध्यवर्ग (Hindi): middle class
Definitions
- middle class
Ancestry of “मध्यवर्ग”, step by step
मध्यवर्ग traces back through two 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 |
via Hindi वर्ग
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | वर्ग | category, group, set; a square; square |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वर्ग | a separate division, class, set, multitude of... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -अ | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | भाग्य | luck, destiny, fate, fortune, chance, welfare,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | भाग | part, portion, share, allotment; compartment,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | Paleo-Balkan oak |