Where does “มัชฌิม” come from?
มัชฌิม (Thai) comes from Pali majjhima, from Sanskrit मध्यम, from Sanskrit मध्य॑, from Proto-Indo-Aryan 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.
มัชฌิม (Thai): middle; medium; moderate
Definitions
- middle; medium; moderate
Ancestry of “มัชฌิม”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | majjhima | middle, medium, mediocre |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मध्यम | middlemost |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मध्य॑ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | mádʰyas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mádʰyas | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |