Where does “میانسال” come from?
میانسال (Persian) comes from Persian میان, 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 — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
میانسال (Persian): middle-aged
Definitions
- middle-aged
Ancestry of “میانسال”, step by step
میانسال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Persian میان
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | میان | middle; centre; lord, sir |
| 2 | Middle Persian | mdyʾn' | middle; among, between |
| 3 | Old Persian | *madyānaʰ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *madyānah | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *mádyah | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *mádʰyas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mádʰyas | middle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |