Where does “medosavka” come from?

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

medosavka (Czech): honeyeater

Definitions

  1. honeyeater

Ancestry of “medosavka”, step by step

medosavka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech měď

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechměďcopper
2Old Czechmedhoney
3Proto-Slavicmědьcopper

via Czech savý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsavý
Every word from Proto-Slavic mědьEvery word from Old Czech medEvery word from Czech měď