Where does “Медведия” come from?

Медведия (Old East Slavic) comes from Old East Slavic медвѣдь, from Proto-Slavic medvědь, from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis.

Ancestry of “Медведия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмедвѣдьbear
2Proto-Slavicmedvědьbear
3Proto-Slavicmedu-ēdis—
Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →Every word from Proto-Slavic medvědь →Every word from Old East Slavic медвѣдь →