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Where does “मधु” come from?

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

मधु (Sanskrit): anything sweet , mead etc; honey; milk or...

Definitions

  1. anything sweet , mead etc; honey; milk or...

Ancestry of “मधु”, step by step

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

Words derived from “मधु”

  • మాధవుడు
  • మాధవి
  • మధురము
  • అతిమధురము
  • मधुशाला
  • मधु
  • माधव
  • मधुर
  • मधुमेह
  • मधुमक्खी
  • मधुर
  • मधुकाण्ड
  • माधव
  • माधवीय
  • madu
  • madu
  • મધુર
  • મધ
  • મધમાખી
  • مدھو
  • মৌ
  • মৌমাখি
  • मध
  • मधमाशी
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