Where does “மத்தியகாலம்” come from?
மத்தியகாலம் (Tamil) comes from Tamil மத்திய, 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.
மத்தியகாலம் (Tamil): intervening period of time
Definitions
- intervening period of time
Ancestry of “மத்தியகாலம்”, step by step
மத்தியகாலம் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tamil மத்திய
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | மத்திய | central |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मध्य | middle; central; centre, middle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *mádʰyas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mádʰyas | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |