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
- in, inside of; within; into
Ancestry of “में”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | मध्य॑ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | mádʰyas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mádʰyas | middle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |