Where does “మధుమేహము” come from?

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

మధుమేహము (Telugu): diabetes mellitus

Definitions

  1. diabetes mellitus

Ancestry of “మధుమేహము”, step by step

మధుమేహము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi मधुमेह

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमधुमेहdiabetes
2Sanskritमधुhoney
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmádʰuhoney
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmádʰuhoney; wine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via Telugu ము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguముthree
2TeluguగుణముA quality, property, virtue, disposition, temper,...
3Sanskritगुणuse; talent; virtue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mádʰu →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan mádʰu →