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Where does “medve” come from?

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

medve (Hungarian): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “medve”, step by step

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

Words derived from “medve”

  • jegesmedve
  • medvecukor
  • medvét
  • mosómedve
  • medvékkel
  • medvecukrok
  • medvével
  • barnamedve
  • medvék
  • jegesmedvék
  • mosómedvék
Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →