Where does “мядзведзь” come from?

мядзведзь (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic медвѣдь, from Proto-Slavic medvědь, from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis.

мядзведзь (Belarusian): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “мядзведзь”, step by step

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