Where does “मध्य” come from?

मध्य (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European *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.

मध्य (Sanskrit): middle; central; centre, middle

Definitions

  1. middle; central; centre, middle

Ancestry of “मध्य”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*mádʰyas—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰyasmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “मध्य”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →