Where does “मध्यांतर” come from?
मध्यांतर (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.
मध्यांतर (Hindi): an interval, interlude
Ancestry of “मध्यांतर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |