Where does “medový” come from?

medový (Czech) comes from Slovak meď, from Proto-Slavic mȅdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic médu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

medový (Czech): honey

Definitions

  1. honey

Ancestry of “medový”, step by step

medový traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak meď

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmeďcopper
2Proto-Slavicmȅdъhoney
3Proto-Balto-Slavicméduhoney
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via Czech měď

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechměďcopper
2Old Czechmedhoney
3Proto-Slavicmědьcopper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic médu →Every word from Proto-Slavic mȅdъ →