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Where does “méďa” come from?

méďa (Czech) comes from Czech medvěd, from Proto-Slavic medvědь, from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis.

méďa (Czech): bear; teddy bear

Definitions

  1. bear; teddy bear

Ancestry of “méďa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmedvědbear
2Proto-Slavicmedvědьbear
3Proto-Slavicmedu-ēdis—
Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →