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

  1. middle class

Ancestry of “मध्यवर्ग”, step by step

मध्यवर्ग traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मध्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमध्यmiddle; central, in the middle of; center/centre,...
2Sanskritमध्यmiddle; central; centre, middle
3Proto-Indo-European*mádʰyas
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰyasmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Hindi वर्ग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवर्गcategory, group, set; a square; square
2Sanskritवर्गa separate division, class, set, multitude of...
3Sanskrit-अ
4Sanskritभाग्यluck, destiny, fate, fortune, chance, welfare,...
5Sanskritभागpart, portion, share, allotment; compartment,...
6Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gósPaleo-Balkan oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos