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.
میدان (Ottoman Turkish): square, plaza
Definitions
- square, plaza
Ancestry of “میدان”, step by step
میدان traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian میدان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | میدان | plaza, square; field, plain |
| 2 | Persian | می | wine; alcoholic beverage; A non-combining prefix... |
| 3 | English | May | The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June |
| 4 | French | mai | May |
| 5 | Old French | mai | — |
| 6 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 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 |
via Classical Persian مَیدَان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | مَیدَان | — |