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
Ancestry of “মৌমাখি”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Assamese | মৌ | honey |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मधु | anything sweet , mead etc; honey; milk or... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | mádʰu | honey |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mádʰu | honey; wine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰu | honey; honey wine, mead |