Where does “madya” come from?
madya (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦩꦢꦾ, from Old Javanese madhya, 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.
madya (Indonesian): center, centre
Definitions
- center, centre
Ancestry of “madya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦩꦢꦾ | middle |
| 2 | Old Javanese | madhya | middle |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मध्य | middle; central; centre, middle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *mádʰyas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mádʰyas | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |