Where does “𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛” come from?

𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛 (Prakrit) comes from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀛, from Sanskrit मध्य॑, from Proto-Indo-Aryan mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛 (Prakrit): middle, central

Definitions

  1. middle, central

Ancestry of “𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛”, step by step

𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ashokan Prakrit𑀫𑀛middle
2Sanskritमध्य॑—
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmádʰyas—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰyasmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Sanskrit मध्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमध्यmiddle; central; centre, middle
2Proto-Indo-European*mádʰyas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →