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Where does “medvěd” come from?
medvěd (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic medvědь, from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis.
medvěd
(Czech): bear
Definitions
bear
Ancestry of “medvěd”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
medvědь
bear
2
Proto-Slavic
medu-ēdis
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Words derived from “medvěd”
nedvěd
Nedvěd
méďa
medvídek
medvědárium
Nedved
Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →
Every word from Proto-Slavic medvědь →