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Where does “మైదానము” come from?

మైదానము (Telugu) comes from Classical Persian میدان, from Arabic مَيْدَان, from Old Persian *madyānaʰ, from Proto-Iranian *madyānah, from Proto-Iranian *mádyah, from Proto-Indo-European *mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

మైదానము (Telugu): court, field; plain, meadow

Definitions

  1. court, field; plain, meadow

Ancestry of “మైదానము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمیدان—
2Arabicمَيْدَانfield, arena, open tract
3Old Persian*madyānaʰ—
4Proto-Iranian*madyānah—
5Proto-Iranian*mádyah—
6Proto-Indo-European*mádʰyas—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰyasmiddle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
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