Where does “മാദ്ധ്യമം” come from?

മാദ്ധ്യമം (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit माध्यम, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

മാദ്ധ്യമം (Malayalam): media

Definitions

  1. media

Ancestry of “മാദ്ധ്യമം”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमाध्यम—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →