Where does “medvědice” come from?
medvědice (Czech) comes from Old Czech medvědicě, from Old Czech -icě, from Proto-Slavic -ica — *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →...
medvědice (Czech): she-bear, sow
Ancestry of “medvědice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Czech | medvědicě | — |
| 2 | Old Czech | -icě | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ica | *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →... |