Where does “madu” come from?

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

madu (Balinese): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “madu”, step by step

madu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मधु

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

via Old Javanese [[madu]], [[maru]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanese[[madu]], [[maru]]—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan mádʰu →