Where does “Մեդվեդև” come from?

Մեդվեդև (Armenian) comes from Russian Медве́дев, from Russian медве́дь, from Old East Slavic медвѣдь, from Proto-Slavic medvědь, from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis.

Մեդվեդև (Armenian): Medvedev

Definitions

  1. Medvedev

Ancestry of “Մեդվեդև”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianМедве́дев—
2Russianмедве́дьbear
3Old East Slavicмедвѣдьbear
4Proto-Slavicmedvědьbear
5Proto-Slavicmedu-ēdis—
Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →Every word from Proto-Slavic medvědь →Every word from Old East Slavic медвѣдь →