Where does “মৌমাখি” come from?

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

মৌমাখি (Assamese): honey bee, bee

Definitions

  1. honey bee, bee

Ancestry of “মৌমাখি”, step by step

মৌমাখি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese মৌ

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

via Assamese মাখি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমাখিa fly
2Prakrit𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀆fly
3Sanskritमक्षिकाa fly, bee
4Sanskritमक्षि—

Words derived from “মৌমাখি”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan mádʰu →