Where does “kölyökmedve” come from?

kölyökmedve (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian medve, from Proto-Slavic medvědь, from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis.

kölyökmedve (Hungarian): bear cub

Definitions

  1. bear cub

Ancestry of “kölyökmedve”, step by step

kölyökmedve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian medve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmedvebear
2Proto-Slavicmedvědьbear
3Proto-Slavicmedu-ēdis—

via Hungarian kölyök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankölyökyoung, cub; brat, kid
2Proto-Turkickȫĺekyoung of camel
Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →Every word from Proto-Slavic medvědь →Every word from Hungarian medve →
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