Where does “mádʰyas” come from?
mádʰyas (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes 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.
Ancestry of “mádʰyas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mádʰyas | middle |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
Words derived from “mádʰyas”