Where does “मदी” come from?
मदी (Konkani) comes 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.
मदी (Konkani): in the middle
Definitions
- in the middle
Ancestry of “मदी”, step by step
मदी traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit मध्य
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मध्य | middle; central; centre, middle |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *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 |
via Hindi मद
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | मद | item, entry; madd, maddah; intoxication; passion |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मद | hilarity, rapture, excitement, inspiration,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -अ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |
via Sanskrit मेन्धिका
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मेन्धिका | henna |