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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

  1. bear

Ancestry of “medvěd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmedvědьbear
2Proto-Slavicmedu-ēdis—

Words derived from “medvěd”

  • medvědice
  • nedvěd
  • Nedvěd
  • medvědí
  • méďa
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