Where does “मधमाशी” come from?
मधमाशी (Marathi) comes from Marathi माशी, from Sanskrit मशक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan makáśas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian makáćas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákā́ćš ~ makaćás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákš, from Proto-Indo-European mék-s ~ m̥k-és, from Proto-Indo-European mek- — to bleat.
मधमाशी (Marathi): honey bee, bee
Ancestry of “मधमाशी”, step by step