Where does “mdyʾn'” come from?
mdyʾn' (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian *madyānaʰ, from Proto-Iranian *madyānah, from Proto-Iranian *mádyah, 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.
mdyʾn' (Middle Persian): middle; among, between
Definitions
- middle; among, between
Ancestry of “mdyʾn'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Persian | *madyānaʰ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | *madyānah | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *mádyah | 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 |