Where does “madhu” come from?

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

madhu (Pali): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “madhu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “madhu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan mádʰu →