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Where does “med” come from?

med (Czech) comes from Old Czech med, from Proto-Slavic mědь — copper.

med (Czech): copper

Definitions

  1. copper

Ancestry of “med”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechmedhoney
2Proto-Slavicmědьcopper

Words derived from “med”

  • mědikovec
  • měděný
  • měďák
Every word from Proto-Slavic mědь →