Where does “मियाँ” come from?
मियाँ (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian میان, 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.
मियाँ (Hindi): husband; a Muslim man
Ancestry of “मियाँ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | میان | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mádʰyas | middle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |