Etymograph

English

maitri

Maitri comes from Sanskrit मैत्री ‘friendship’, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mitrás ‘covenant’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to attach, bind, strengthen’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to attach, bind, strengthen’literally ‘to bind’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*mitrás‘covenant’literally ‘(that which) causes binding’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
  4. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमित्रmitrá‘friend’
  5. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEमैत्रmaitrá‘friendly’vṛddhi derivative of मित्र
  6. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEमैत्रीmaitrī‘friendship’
  7. Englishtodaymaitri

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mey-‘to attach, bind, strengthen’literally ‘to bind’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*mitrás‘covenant’literally ‘(that which) causes binding’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)same formreconstructed
  4. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमित्रmitrá‘friend’
  5. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEमैत्रmaitrá‘friendly’vṛddhi derivative of मित्र
  6. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEमैत्रीmaitrī‘friendship’
  7. Englishtodaymaitri

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to attach, bind, strengthen’

mean, common, community, met, minister, minute, commission, communication, minor, mess, meal, ministry, min, communist, menu, mutual, communicate, compromise, immune, missile, mere, commit, minus, dismiss, premise, communism, ammunition, immunity, communal, mole, communion, municipality, mural, ammo, noodle, moor, commune, remuneration, intermittent, mayhem, 78 more

through Sanskrit मित्र ‘friend’

mitra, 1 more

Today it means

noun Benevolence, lovingkindness or compassion, especially if developed through meditation or mindfulness.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mey- / maitri

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