Where does “maidaaní” come from?

maidaaní (Palula) comes from Palula maidóon, from Urdu میدان, from Classical Persian مَیْدَان, from Arabic مَيْدَان, from Old Persian *madyānaʰ, from Proto-Iranian *madyānah, from Proto-Iranian *mádyah, from Proto-Indo-European *mádʰyas — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

maidaaní (Palula): relating to field

Definitions

  1. relating to field

Ancestry of “maidaaní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palulamaidóonfield
2Urduمیدانground, field, arena
3Classical Persianمَیْدَان
4Arabicمَيْدَانfield, arena, open tract
5Old Persian*madyānaʰ
6Proto-Iranian*madyānah
7Proto-Iranian*mádyahmiddle
8Proto-Indo-European*mádʰyas
9Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰyasmiddle
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos