Where does “में” come from?

में (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit मध्य॑, from Proto-Indo-Aryan 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.

में (Hindi): in, inside of; within; into

Definitions

  1. in, inside of; within; into

Ancestry of “में”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमध्य॑—
2Proto-Indo-Aryanmádʰyas—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰyasmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “में”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →
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