Where does “mádʰu” come from?

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

mádʰu (Proto-Indo-Aryan): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “mádʰu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰuhoney; wine
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

Words derived from “mádʰu”

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