Where does “ਮਹੂਆ” come from?

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

ਮਹੂਆ (Punjabi): mahua

Definitions

  1. mahua

Ancestry of “ਮਹੂਆ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमधूकa bee
2Sanskritमधुhoney
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmádʰuhoney
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰuhoney; wine
5Proto-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 →