Where does “मधुमक्खी” come from?

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

मधुमक्खी (Hindi): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “मधुमक्खी”, step by step

मधुमक्खी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मधु

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

via Hindi मक्खी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमक्खीa fly; a bee
2Sanskritमक्षिकाa fly, bee
3Sanskritमक्षि—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan mádʰu →