Where does “میں” come from?

میں (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Apabhramsa मइं, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀏, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀬𑀸, from Sanskrit मया, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máyaH, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

میں (Urdu): I; in

Definitions

  1. I; in

Ancestry of “میں”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Apabhramsaमइंaccusative singular of हउं
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀏—
3Ashokan Prakrit𑀫𑀬𑀸—
4Sanskritमयाmedical treatment; instrumental singular of...
5Proto-Indo-IranianmáyaH—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “میں”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máyaH →Every word from Sanskrit मया →