Where does “मध्याह्न” come from?
मध्याह्न (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.
मध्याह्न (Sanskrit): midday, noon; name of a pupil of शंकराचार्य
Definitions
- midday, noon; name of a pupil of शंकराचार्य
Ancestry of “मध्याह्न”, step by step
मध्याह्न traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit मध्य
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मध्य | middle; central; centre, middle |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *mádʰyas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mádʰyas | middle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Sanskrit अहन्
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अहन् | day |