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

  1. middle-aged

Ancestry of “میانسال”, step by step

میانسال traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian میان

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمیانmiddle; centre; lord, sir
2Middle Persianmdyʾn'middle; among, between
3Old Persian*madyānaʰ
4Proto-Iranian*madyānah
5Proto-Iranian*mádyahmiddle
6Proto-Indo-European*mádʰyas
7Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰyasmiddle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Persian سال

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسالyear
2Middle PersianŠNTyear
3Old Persian𐎰𐎼𐎭year
4Proto-IraniancarHdáhautumn, summer; year
5Proto-Indo-IranianćarHátsautumn, summer; year
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meEvery word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos