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

Definitions

  1. honey bee, bee

Ancestry of “मधमाशी”, step by step

मधमाशी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Marathi माशी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiमाशीa housefly
2Sanskritमशकgnat, mosquito, fly
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmakáśas—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmakáćasfly, gnat, mosquito
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmákā́ćš ~ makaćás—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmákšmidge, fly, bee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmék-s ~ m̥k-és—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmek-to bleat

via Marathi मध

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiमधhoney
2Sanskritमधुhoney
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmádʰuhoney
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰuhoney; wine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mék-s ~ m̥k-és →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákš →