Where does “मध्यस्थ” come from?

मध्यस्थ (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit मध्य, 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.

मध्यस्थ (Sanskrit): impartial; neutral; not taking sides

Definitions

  1. impartial; neutral; not taking sides

Ancestry of “मध्यस्थ”, step by step

मध्यस्थ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मध्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमध्यmiddle; central; centre, middle
2Proto-Indo-European*mádʰyas—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰyasmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Sanskrit स्थ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्थbuilding; establishing
2Sanskritस्थाto stand, station oneself, take up a position on;...
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “मध्यस्थ”

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