Where does “मध्यस्थ” come from?

मध्यस्थ (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit मध्यस्थ, 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.

मध्यस्थ (Hindi): mediator, moderator intermediary, arbitrator

Definitions

  1. mediator, moderator intermediary, arbitrator

Ancestry of “मध्यस्थ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमध्यस्थimpartial; neutral; not taking sides
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos