Where does “moumakhi” come from?

moumakhi (Naga Pidgin) comes from Assamese মৌমাখি, from Assamese মৌ, from Sanskrit मधु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

moumakhi (Naga Pidgin): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “moumakhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseমৌমাখিhoney bee, bee
2Assameseমৌhoney
3Sanskritमधुhoney
4Proto-Indo-Aryanmádʰuhoney
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰuhoney; wine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan mádʰu →