Where does “medeņš” come from?

medeņš (Latgalian) comes from Latgalian mads, from Proto-Balto-Slavic médu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

Ancestry of “medeņš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latgalianmadshoney
2Proto-Balto-Slavicméduhoney
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic médu →Every word from Latgalian mads →