Where does “মধুমেহ” come from?

মধুমেহ (Assamese) comes from Assamese মধু, from Sanskrit मधु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

মধুমেহ (Assamese): diabetes

Definitions

  1. diabetes

Ancestry of “মধুমেহ”, step by step

মধুমেহ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese মধু

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমধুhoney
2Sanskritमधुhoney
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmádʰuhoney
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰuhoney; wine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via Assamese মেহ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমেহcloud
2Sanskritमेघa cloud; a mass, multitude; a particular rāga
3Proto-Indo-AryanHmaygʰás—
4Proto-Indo-IranianHmaygʰáscloud
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃moygʰósfog, cloud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan mádʰu →