Where does “*maδu” come from?

*maδu (Proto-Scythian) comes from Proto-Iranian mádu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

Ancestry of “*maδu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianmáduhoney
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰuhoney; wine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu →Every word from Proto-Iranian mádu →