Where does “میدان” come from?
میدان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian میدان, from Persian می, from English May, from French mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα — mother.
Ancestry of “میدان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | میدان | plaza, square; field, plain |
| 2 | Persian | می | wine; alcoholic beverage; A non-combining prefix... |
| 3 | English | May | — |
| 4 | French | mai | May |
| 5 | Old French | mai | — |
| 6 | Latin | Māius | — |
| 7 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
Words derived from “میدان”