Where does “میان” come from?
میان (Persian) comes from Middle Persian mdyʾn', 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- — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
میان (Persian): middle; centre; lord, sir
Definitions
- middle; centre; lord, sir
Ancestry of “میان”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | mdyʾn' | middle; among, between |
| 2 | Old Persian | *madyānaʰ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *madyānah | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *mádyah | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *mádʰyas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mádʰyas | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |