Where does “niedźwiedzica” come from?

niedźwiedzica (Polish) comes from Polish Niedźwiedź, from Old Polish niedźwiedź, from Proto-Slavic medvědь, from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis.

niedźwiedzica (Polish): female bear

Definitions

  1. female bear

Ancestry of “niedźwiedzica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishNiedźwiedźbear
2Old Polishniedźwiedźbear
3Proto-Slavicmedvědьbear
4Proto-Slavicmedu-ēdis—
Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →Every word from Proto-Slavic medvědь →Every word from Old Polish niedźwiedź →