Where does “মৌমাছি” come from?

মৌমাছি (Bengali) comes from Bengali মৌ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀼, from Sanskrit मधु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

মৌমাছি (Bengali): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “মৌমাছি”, step by step

মৌমাছি traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali মৌ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliমৌhoney
2Maharastri Prakrit𑀫𑀳𑀼honey
3Sanskritमधुhoney
4Proto-Indo-Aryanmádʰuhoney
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰuhoney; wine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via Bengali মাছি

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliমাছিfly
2Prakrit𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀺𑀆fly
3Sanskritमक्षिकाa fly, bee
4Sanskritमक्षि—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan mádʰu →